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AI, ChatGPT and Instruction and Learning: AI and ChatGPT Articles and Weblinks

Defined as the development of computer systems that use reasoning, logic, and other human traits to perform tasks independently, AI offers ways for organizations to streamline processes and workflows through automation. AI has the potential to bring signi

Chat GPT and AI: Issues and Controversies

ChatGPT Is About to Dump More Work on Everyone

Artificial intelligence could spare you some effort. Even if it does, it will create a lot more work in the process.

https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2023/02/chatgpt-ai-detector-machine-learning-technology-bureaucracy/672927/

Nearly 1 in 3 college students let ChatGPT do their writing assignments

What may be most shocking to campus leaders is that three-quarters of students who have used ChatGPT acknowledge that utilizing the technology constitutes cheating.

https://universitybusiness.com/college-students-let-chatgpt-writing-assignments-cheating/

ShareGPT

ShareGPT: https://sharegpt.com/

Here is a tool where individuals can share permanent links to ChatGPT requests and conversations that have been submitted.

ChatGPT Can Now Browse the Web, Help Book Flights and More

Changes to ChapGPT make it more reliable

If you ever tried asking ChatGPT about current events, you know the chatbot could only manage to spit out a limited set of answers, if at all. That's changing. The first wave of plugins, which are now available in alpha to select ChatGPT users and developers, allow ChatGPT to tap new sources of live data from the web, including third-party sources such as Expedia, Kayak and Instacart. Prior to this upgrade, ChatGPT was restricted to drawing information from its training data, which ran until 2021.

College Professors

College professors face the highest exposure to AI tools, study finds

 

College professors face the highest exposure to AI tools, study finds

If you’re still remotely skeptical about whether the explosive developments in AI will impact higher education, a recent academic study done by researchers from Princeton, New York University and the University of Pennsylvania may finally cause you to embrace the new horizons. Click on the title link to read the article.

Reasons to Teach Using ChatGPT and other AI tools

ChatGPT a cheating tool? These educators think you’re looking at it wrong

https://universitybusiness.com/chatgpt-a-cheating-tool-these-educators-think-youre-looking-at-it-wrong/?oly_enc_id=2571J0187145E3G

These faculty members believe ChatGPT is a tool that can leverage student learning, and that we underestimate what students are capable of.

'An inflection point rather than a crisis': ChatGPT's implications for higher ed

https://phys.org/news/2023-02-inflection-crisis-chatgpt-implications-higher.html

The most immediate value Terwiesch sees in ChatGPT is "as a stimulus for brainstorming."

Windows 11 Now Has AI Powered Bing

Introducing a big update to Windows 11 making the everyday easier including bringing the new AI-powered Bing to the taskbar

Read about this newly introduced change here: https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2023/02/28/introducing-a-big-update-to-windows-11-making-the-everyday-easier-including-bringing-the-new-ai-powered-bing-to-the-taskbar/

Cooking and AI

 When AI is Your Sous Chef  Palo Alto startup’s technology helps anyone cook like a pro

Abstract: The article describes a recording program where AIs study the cooking preparations and ingredients by chefs, develop a recreation of it, and sell it with the chef getting royalties for each use. This is another area that could be helpful for people without access to more advanced culinary education - and, hopefully, also encourage chefs to potentially experiment after understanding the specifics of one dish.

Pimentel, Benjamin.  San Francisco Examiner; San Francisco, Calif. [San Francisco, Calif]. 02 Feb 2023: A1,A4.  

Missoula songwriter's experiment in AI lyricsWalsh, Cory.  TCA Regional News; Chicago [Chicago]. 12 Jan 2023
Abstract: This is a profile of a musician who uses AI programs in the production of his music, but specifically in the ways he interacts with and reacts to it. This is a good example of how artists can use AI for ideas in a way that's creative, collaborative, and not simply having the thing do the work..  

AI chatbot mimics anyone in history — but gets a lot wrong, experts say

Wu, Daniel.  The Washington Post (Online), Washington, D.C.: WP Company LLC d/b/a The Washington Post. Jan 31, 2023.

Abstract: This article explores an AI program that "recreates" deceased historical figures for you to talk to. The  article describes the program that runs the gamut from whitewashing to outright dishonesty.  

Chat GPT and AI: The Good

Why AI is about to become an integral part of higher education

With every technological innovation comes the need to educate the next generation of students to ensure they can apply those skills to their future careers. In the 70s, it was the computer as it became more available to students and schools. Then came Microsoft Word and PowerPoint. Now, what we thought was the technology of the future is right at our fingertips, and it’s being used in America’s classrooms.

Read this article by clicking on the title.

ChatGPT Podcasts

AI in Education: Will We Need Humans Anymore?  hosted Rhea Kelley,editor-in-chief of Campus Technology Insider Podcast. 

ChatGPT is groundbreaking, but it's also merely the first in what will likely be a series of innovations built on foundational developments in artificial intelligence, machine learning, and natural language processing that are going to change the world. Higher education is already feeling the impact of generative AI technology in terms of plagiarism and instructional design concerns, but these challenges also come with immense opportunities to personalize learning and streamline time-consuming tasks. Listen to this podcast to learn more.

https://campustechnology.com/articles/2023/02/22/podcast-ai-in-education-will-we-need-humans-anymore.aspx?s=ct_clv_270223&oly_enc_id=4214A8673090F9Y

Transforming Higher Education with AI and Analytics

Transforming Higher Education with AI and Analytics

Authors: Michael Anderson; Mario Morgado; Debarshi Sarkar;  Karim Waljee; Omnia AI

Advanced data management, artificial intelligence (AI), and analytics technologies can help higher education institutions conquer these business and data-related challenges. The capacity to tap into these capabilities can help institutions adjust to the new normal by bringing applications and their data together into a unified source, personalizing student recruitment and admissions, and using analytics to improve the student, faculty, and administration experience. 

 

Online

Here is the link to: Online Learning & Integrity

Academic integrity in online learning is crucial for maintaining the credibility of student achievement. This Spotlight will help you gain insights into using tech to enhance student engagement and equity; dissect the opportunities and challenges presented by laptops in schools; explore how to use AI to support students’ creativity; learn tips for creating assignments that outsmart ChatGPT; examine where Ed-Tech may fall short; and more.

The Table of Contents for this issue are:

 What's In, What's Out for Education Technology 

 How Technology Should Influence Learning for This Generation 

 What We’ve Learned From a Quarter Century of 1-to-1 Computing 

 How to Use Artificial Intelligence To Bolster Students’ Creativity 

 Outsmart ChatGPT: 8 Tips for Creating Assignments It Can't Do.........................

 The Most Popular Ed-Tech Products Don’t Meet Research Standards 

 OPINION Three Steps to Prevent ChatGPT Misuse 

 Guiding Principles for HighQuality Virtual Learning