Tag: large language model

• 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…

  Leon Furze

  November 22, 2023

  AI

  AI, ChatGPT, GAI, Generative AI, large language model, LLM, tokens, training

• The AI Iceberg: Understanding ChatGPT

  

  Analogies are useful for understanding complex ideas, and there are plenty of complexities for educators trying to wrap their heads around ChatGPT. In this post, I’ll try to explain some of the features of the chatbot and the model it’s built on top of. I’m deliberately avoiding any kind of analogy that represents the AI…

  Leon Furze

  May 18, 2023

  AI, Digital, education

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• Advanced Techniques for ChatGPT in education

  

  In a previous post on Practical Strategies for ChatGPT, I explored some of the basics of prompting the AI language model. I also organised education tasks into six areas: In this post I’ll go deeper into prompt techniques, and I’m organising around five key skills that could be used to lift your prompts in any…

  Leon Furze

  February 1, 2023

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• Teaching AI Ethics

  

  Update: since I wrote this original post covering the nine areas, I’ve expanded each one into a complete article. Have a read through this post, and then when you’re ready to dive deeper into AI ethics, check out the full series here. If you linked to this post as part of a course or university…

  Leon Furze

  January 26, 2023

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• Practical Strategies for ChatGPT in education

  

  ChatGPT isn’t the first AI language model, but it’s definitely the one that has taken AI mainstream. Beyond the media hype about cheating, there are some very practical uses for these new technologies for teachers. This post covers six areas where teachers could use ChatGPT with examples of the kinds of prompt you can use…

  Leon Furze

  January 23, 2023

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• ChatGPT in Education: Back to Basics

  

  Chances are slim by now that you haven’t heard of ChatGPT. Every major news outlet from the Guardian to the Herald Sun has run articles on OpenAI’s latest offering, and it has featured heavily on social media newsfeeds across Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook. I’ve written a lot of posts lately about ChatGPT in education, and…

  Leon Furze

  January 17, 2023

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