Tag: Generative AI
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Goodbye, Google Chrome: Replacing My Mobile Browser for 30 Days with GenAI
Just over a month ago, for reasons I can’t quite remember, I decided to try out a little experiment. I know it stemmed from that vague sense of frustration that Cal Newport claims most (tech) writers suffer at some point: the feeling of being thoroughly, pointlessly addicted to technology. Like pretty much everyone I know,…
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Chatbots don’t make sense – they make words
Despite the hype surrounding advanced Large Language Models like GPT-4, there is yet to be any evidence that these kinds of AI can think. In this post, I’m exploring how chatbots are built and trained, and why a little technical understanding goes a long way. Knowing even the broad strokes of how large language models…
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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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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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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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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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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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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…
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Hands on with chat + search: connecting generative AI to the internet
So far in this series I’ve taken a look at image generation with Adobe’s Firefly, audio generation with tools like MusicLM and Stable audio, and voice generation via ElevenLabs. In this post, I’m going back to where this wave of AI hype began with ChatGPT and text generation. However, plenty has changed since my early…
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Rethinking Assessment for Generative AI: Orals and discussions
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”. In a previous post, I talked about the risks associated…