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Lake: Other countries are quickly adopting artificial intelligence in schools. Lessons from Singapore, South Korea, India, China, Finland and Japan.
Via Kim Flintoff
Tony Parkin's insight:
Is there a global AI arms race in education, and should there be?
Kim Flintoff's curator insight,
August 31, 2023 6:49 AM
"Evidence matters a lot right now, and many of these countries are investing in research to inform the effective use of new tools as well as to guide regulatory efforts. A research center, AICET, hosted by AI Singapore and funded by the Smart Nation and Digital Government Office, works with the Ministry of Education to launch projects that will improve the education system. As part of a five-year plan called AI@NIE, Singapore’s National Institute of Education will invest in research and innovation to use artificial intelligence for education."
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Artificial intelligence often induces fear, awe or some panicked combination of both for its impressive ability to generate unique human-like text in seconds. But its implications for cheating in the classroom — and its sometimes comically wrong answers to basic questions — have left some in academia discouraging its use in school or outright banning AI tools like ChatGPT.
Tony Parkin's insight:
You can chat with Albert Einstein, but just don't ask him to help with your maths!
Carmen N. Galindo's curator insight,
September 15, 2023 2:49 PM
This article discusses Khan Academy's chatbot tutor, which many teachers and students are utilizing artificial intelligence tutor in the classroom. This AI tutor assist students with subjects like math, science, and even helps them improve their storytelling skills. In addition, the chatbot has enhanced with implemented guardrails to prevent them from cheating, instead it focuses on pinpointing and explaining their mistakes. Khanmigo is coaching students, guiding students through their errors and offering helpful hints to help them think clearly.
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A group of academics praise AI’s transformative potential, but warn it may come at a terrible cost for human society and education.
Via Kim Flintoff
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Analysis of paper from Dylan Wiliam, John Hattie et al "‘The Future of AI in Education: 13 Things We Can Do to Minimize the Damage"
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Younger employees in particular fear their jobs are at risk due to the rise of artificial intelligence (AI), Corndel finds
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61% of respondents believe AI will take at least 25% of their role by 2023, with 38% of 18-34 year olds fearing that AI will take at least 50%of their job in the next ten years.
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"If educators can reclaim their time by using generative AI to do the mundane tasks, they can get back to doing some of the fun stuff that made the
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US take on AI adoption by teachers. "To coach or coax educators into using generative AI tools, there is a consensus among trainers that it first needs to be demystified."
Timoteo Guzman's curator insight,
May 22, 3:11 PM
Educators need training to understand and implement AI effectively. However, fears about AI-fueled cheating, diminished critical thinking, and the rapid evolution of technology persist. Effective use of AI requires balancing these concerns with proper training and ethical guidelines. Schools should demystify AI for teachers, enabling them to harness its benefits while addressing potential drawbacks.
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Learn more about the upcoming launch of Meta AI chatbots with personas including a leaked screenshot and alternative AI chatbot to try.
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If you thought Clippy was irritating... you ain't seen nothing yet?
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Researchers have utilized artificial intelligence to uncover the promising potential of extra virgin olive oil (EVOO) in combating Alzheimer's disease (AD).
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A nice example of the use of AI in medicine, in this case to predict the most likely beneficial agents in virgin olive oil against cognitive decline. This in silico study presents a framework that brings together artificial intelligence, analytical chemistry, and omics studies to identify unique therapeutic agents.
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From
teachai
Education and tech leaders convene to guide safe, equitable teaching with AI. TeachAI is committing to provide thought leadership to guide governments and educational leaders in aligning education with the needs of an increasingly AI-driven world and connecting the discussion of teaching with AI to teaching about AI and computer science.
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A global collaboration between tech industries, organisations and govt bodies to offer help and guidance on teaching with and about AI.
Nary a Brit in sight, sadly....
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The Elements of AI is a series of free online courses created by MinnaLearn and the University of Helsinki. We want to encourage as broad a group of people as possible to learn what AI is, what can (and can’t) be done with AI, and how to start creating AI methods. The courses combine theory with practical exercises and can be completed at your own pace. Via Kim Flintoff
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One amongst several sources of free online courses to help novices get to grips with artifical intelligence.
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The ChatGPT-powered AI experience is rolling out to Google Chrome with some caveats...
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Those schools that have Chrome as their default browser can still access Bing's ChatGPT-powered AI.
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Artificial intelligence (AI) can now create a realistic video of an individual dancing from a single still photograph. According to New Scientist, the AI technology was trained on TikTok dance trends so it can transform a still image of a person into a dancing video.
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"Everybody dance now!" Why those Hollywood extras are right to be anxious...
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Vacancies for several professions plummets with job positions in technology halving...
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The Telegraph latches on to the career threats to its readership....
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The first study of its kind shows that a tool providing automated feedback improves instructors’ communication practices and student satisfaction.
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Course feedback is always useful - and that includes AI-generated feedback!
"The researchers found that, on average, instructors who reviewed their feedback subsequently increased their use of uptake and questioning, with the most significant changes taking place in the third week of the course. Student learning and satisfaction with the course also increased among those whose instructors received feedback, compared with the control group."
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Researchers are making monumental strides in enhancing robotic dexterity and tactile sensing. The goal? Robots that can manipulate objects with the finesse and precision of human hands. Via Kim Flintoff
Tony Parkin's insight:
"just as people learn by watching YouTube tutorials, these researchers are using videos to teach their robots how to do some things, and their approach has boosted success rates in new test settings by an impressive 58% compared to traditional robot data training."
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We may already be in the era of ‘peak humanity’, a time where we have the greatest levels of education, reasoning, rationality, and creativity – spread out amongst the greatest number of us. A brilliant result of the massification of universal basic education and the power of the university.
Tony Parkin's insight:
Academic preprint from Hamilton, Arran, Dylan Wiliam, and John Hattie. 2023. “The Future of AI in Education: 13 Things We Can Do to Minimize the Damage.” EdArXiv. August 13
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From
code
Discover the groundbreaking world of artificial intelligence (AI) and its transformative potential in education with our foundational online learning series for teachers.
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A free, foundational online learning series for any teacher and educator interested in artificial intelligence (AI) and its transformative potential in education, from partners Code org, ETS, ISTE and Khan Academy
Timoteo Guzman's curator insight,
May 20, 2:50 PM
I think this is a great online learning course. It will break down AI concepts, explore responsible use, tackle bias, and show how AI can boost student outcomes. It's a great chance for us teachers to learn how to integrate AI into our classrooms and revolutionize our teaching methods.
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"Russell has spent years highlighting the broader existential risks posed by AI, and was a signatory of an open letter in March, signed by Elon Musk and others, calling for a pause in an “out-of-control race” to develop powerful digital minds ..." Via Leona Ungerer
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AI may prompt “reasonable fears” among teachers & teaching unions of “fewer teachers being employed – possibly even none”: Prof S. Russell. US-based Brit Computer Scientist - 'nuff said!
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adding a simple incantation to a prompt—a string text that might look like gobbledygook to you or me but which carries subtle significance to an AI model trained on huge quantities of web data—can defy all of these defenses in several popular chatbots
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Having visited the Jailbreak website, this does not really come as a surprise....
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Lingostar is the AI who language learners can speak to in English, Spanish, or French. Reach fluency with REAL spoken conversations for free. No more tutors - chat with the Lingostar A.I. to improve your pronunciation, vocabulary, and comprehension. Lingostar can speak about any topic you want, is always available, and will build you a personalized study plan so you can learn from your mistakes. Via Nik Peachey
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Text or audio chat to improve your language skills in Spanish, French or English....
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From
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The US-based study suggests that lower-wage jobs will be affected the most by AI, and those jobs are held by a higher number of women than their male counterparts.
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McKinsey study of the US labour-market finds that lower-waged office jobs are both female-dominated and more vulnerable to AI job losses that male-dominated industrial roles.
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How Education & Training Will Dictate the Future & Impact of AI
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Dr Philippa Hardman looks at the increasing importance of talent, skills, and human creativity in the global economy, especially in the context of the Fourth Industrial Revolution characterised by the rise of AI, robotics, and other advanced technologies.
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AI chatbot ChatGPT can be used to craft well-hidden plagiarism, yet its maker OpenAI has just shut down the very tool it created to detect AI-written content.
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Like all so-called 'plagiarism tools', it has failed to deliver...
"OpenAI, the creator of chatbot ChatGPT, has shut down the tool it developed to detect content created by AI rather than humans. The tool, dubbed AI Classifier, has been shuttered just six months after it was launched due to its “low rate of accuracy."
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Memories can be as tricky to hold onto for machines as they can be for humans. To help understand why artificial agents develop holes in their own cognitive processes, electrical engineers at The Ohio State University have analyzed how much a process called "continual learning" impacts their overall performance.
Tony Parkin's insight:
... and also forget like humans?
"As artificial neural networks are trained on one new task after another, they tend to lose the information gained from those previous tasks, an issue that could become problematic as society comes to rely on AI systems more and more"
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The AI that powers ChatGPT appears to be performing less well at mathematical problems than it was just a few months ago...
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Originally suggested on various Reddit forums, now New Scientist examines whether ChatGPT maths performance is declinging
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Meta AI pulled the curtain back on Llama 2, the latest addition to their innovative family of AI models.
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A detailed look at what we know about Meta's new large language model... plus a list of links to more AI tools and reviews than you can shake a stick at.
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