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These technologies are complex....
There\s some pretty fearsome discussions going on this week between so called sceptics of Gen AI and supporters (although much of the shouting is over ... -
AI - Productivity, Jobs and Skills
Much of the big excitement about Generative AI was driven by the idea that it would boost productivity (and thus profit). Conversely one of the ... -
Locally developed technology best serves communities
I’m impressed by the work being carried out by the DAIR Institute. DAIR stands for Distributed AI Research Institute. They say “We are an interdisciplinary ... -
How to be a trusted voice online
UNESCO have launched an online course in response to a survey of digital content creators, 73 per cent of whom requested training. According to UNESCO ... -
Public Domain Data
I've been looking at how we could use Open Source software to develop Generative AI applications for education. Of course one of the issues is ... -
Social generative AI for education
I am very impressed with a paper, Towards social generative AI for education: theory, practices and ethics, by Mike Sharples. Here is a quick summary ... -
AI and Education: Agency, Motivation, Literacy and Democracy
Graham Attwell, George Bekiaridis and Angela Karadog have written a new paper, AI and Education: Agency, Motivation, Literacy and Democracy. The paper has been published ... -
Do we need specialised AI tools for education and instructional design?
In last weeks edition of her newsletter, Philippa Hardman reported on an interesting research project she has undertaken to explore the effectiveness of Large Language ... -
What is the purpose of Vocational Education and Training?
Is Artificial Intelligence challenging us to rethink the purpose of Vocational Education and Training? Perhaps that is going too far, but there are signs of ... -
AI and Critical Hype Studies
What ever you think about Artificial Intelligence, it cannot be denied that it has generated - and continues to generate - a lot of hype. ...
