Author: Leon Furze
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Building a GPT based on my book
OpenAI has just released it’s latest updates, and while I’m still not convinced about the future of chatbots in education, I can see some immediate commercial appeal and use cases for information retrieval. This platform is going to make OpenAI a lot of money, and hopefully they’ll use it to do something more interesting with…
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Dead-end chatbots: Why chatbots aren’t the future of generative AI in education
I recently ran a series of posts on LinkedIn arguing that chatbots are a dead-end in education. I think it’s fair to say that the posts ruffled a few feathers. My DMs quickly filled with people touting their made-for-education products and services, and if I’d only try them I’d see why I was totally wrong.…
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Hands on with Video Generation
Of all of the modes of generative AI – including text, audio, image, and code – video generation is still one of the earliest and most complex. This post explores video generation from a couple of the most successful current platforms, but the point isn’t really to see what the technology can do right now:…
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Rethinking Assessment for Generative AI: Ungrading
This post is part of a series on rethinking assessment for generative AI. Check out the earlier posts below: While Generative AI has thrown both K-12 and tertiary education into disarray, it’s time to move the narrative away from “cheating” and to start focusing on what we can do about it. This post explores the…
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The ChatGPT diaries: How I actually use ChatGPT
Since its release in November 2022, I’ve used ChatGPT a lot. I’ve also seen a lot of advice on how to use ChatGPT – some good, some bad, some totally useless. I’ve also seen a gradual increase in “educational chatbots” which are basically flashy websites built on top of OpenAI’s GPT model. Other than image…
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Digital plastic: Generative AI and the digital ecosystem
I’ve got a love hate relationship with the metaphors we use to talk about Artificial Intelligence, but at the risk of seeming hypocritical I’m going to make one anyway. I’m also going to mangle several fields of science, geology, and archaeology in the process, but hey, it’s all in the pursuit of The Metaphor. I…
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Hands on with DALL E-3: In conversation with… an image generator
This post is part of a series exploring multimodal generative AI (GAI) technologies from text, to image, to audio and video generation. Check out some of the other posts in this series: DALL-E in ChatGPT: The basics If you’re using ChatGPT with a Plus subscription I’m going to assume that you’re fairly familiar with image…
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Generic Technology Podcast EP01: Synthetic media and ChatGPT voice
A few weeks ago I wrote a blog post exploring generative artificial intelligence and audio generation using platforms like ElevenLabs and Stable Audio to create synthetic voice and sound effects for a totally AI generated podcast. This morning I saw a video from educator and YouTuber Alex Gray where he reflected on a LinkedIn post…
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Preparing for VCE English and EAL Unit 3/4: Analysing Argument
This is the third and final post in a short series for VCE English teachers preparing for the new VCE English and EAL Study Design. This post covers Unit 4 Analysing Argument There’s not much to say about this Area of Study that hasn’t been said before: it’s very similar to the previous iterations, and…
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Myths, magic, and metaphors: the language of generative AI
As part of my PhD studies, I read and write a lot of stuff that doesn’t really fit into my research, but which I find interesting anyway. I’m categorising these “spare parts” on my blog, and if you’re interested in following them you’ll find them all here. I’ve written a fair bit about AI ethics,…