Category: AI
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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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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,…
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Practical Strategies for Image Generation in Education
Most teachers I know haven’t got the time to play around with every single new technology, and AI image generation is definitely in its shiny new toy phase. Up until a couple of months ago, I wouldn’t have recommended using any image generation in education. The highest quality platforms, like Midjourney and Stable Diffusion, are…
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Sketch to website with ChatGPT
As soon as GPT-4’s “vision” or image recognition features were teased in the research paper, videos of a sketch of a website to a fully functioning site went viral. Once the feature started to roll out in the app and online, we saw even more napkin sketches and whiteboard scrawls being turned into code. Not…
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What happens when Generative AI disappears into the woodwork?
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. At the moment we’re still in the thick…
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Hands on with Bing Image Creator: Microsoft’s image generator just got serious
This is the fourth post in a series exploring the practical and creative implications of multimodal generative artificial intelligence (GAI). The previous posts covered image generation with Adobe Firefly, audio generation for voice, music, and sound effects, and text generation with chat plus search. Over the last couple of weeks, Microsoft has upgraded their Bing…
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Rethinking Assessment for Generative AI: Beyond the Essay
This post is part of a series on rethinking assessment in light of generative AI. The posts draw on research and resources from K-12 and tertiary to suggest ways that educators can design engaging, compelling assessments which shift the narrative away from GAI and “cheating”. Click here for the previous post on oral assessments. There…