Project Astra is a part of Google’s DeepMind project1. It is a real-time, multimodal AI assistant that goes beyond traditional voice-based assistants by incorporating computer vision23. This allows it to see your surroundings, identify objects, and understand their context23. Project Astra is designed to assist with daily tasks and leverages your phone’s camera and voiceContinue reading “Project Astra-The AI Assistant That Sees the World”
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ownAI.com = Open Source & Indie AI
As an educator, I am always exploring innovative ways to enhance my students’ learning experiences. Today, I am excited to introduce you to ownAI.com, an open-source and indie AI platform that allows you to create your own AI assistant effortlessly. With its intuitive interface, user-friendly features, and a free plan, ownAI.com has become my go-to resource for creating personalized AI assistants. Let meContinue reading “ownAI.com = Open Source & Indie AI”
The Ethics of Advanced AI Assistants (Paper)
This paper explores the ethics of advanced AI assistants. It discusses the opportunities and risks associated with these assistants, focusing on their technical foundations, value alignment, well-being, safety, and malicious uses. It also examines the relationship between AI assistants and users, including topics like manipulation, trust, and privacy. Key Takeaways from “The Ethics of AdvancedContinue reading “The Ethics of Advanced AI Assistants (Paper)”
Meet MUNDO (AI Classroom Assistant)
Mundo is a global and safe AI space for school communities. You can test MUNDO by navigating to: DCI AI – DCI (digcitinstitute.com)
Impact of AI assistance on student agency (Computers & Education)
The key takeaways of the paper are as follows:
Registration-Free AI Chatbots/Assistants for Students
Last week, I had the opportunity to speak with teachers who expressed their interest in incorporating AI into their classrooms but were hesitant about requiring their students to create new accounts. This conversation inspired me to delve deeper and explore AI assistants/ chatbots without the need for registration. In this blog post, I am excitedContinue reading “Registration-Free AI Chatbots/Assistants for Students”
Lex= a Google docs-style experience + AI
Lex is a new writing tool that has all the features you expect from a Google docs-style experience: realtime collaboration, formatting, and more. But it also has an AI thought partner built-in to help unlock your best writing. Here are 3 ways Lex can improve your writing process:
Meet AI Assistant (beta) in Acrobat
Adobe has introduced a new feature called the AI Assistant (beta) in Acrobat1. This generative AI-powered conversational engine is deeply integrated into Reader and Acrobat workflows. It can generate summaries and insights from long documents, answer questions, and format information for sharing in emails, reports, and presentations. The AI Assistant leverages the same artificial intelligenceContinue reading “Meet AI Assistant (beta) in Acrobat”
Create Customizable Hugging Chat Assistants Today!
Did you know that Hugging Face allows anyone to create customizable AI assistants? In my classroom, we are currently focusing on the topic of race and ethnicity in the USA. To support this, I decided to create an AI assistant capable of answering questions related to our February discussions. The result was quite good! TheContinue reading “Create Customizable Hugging Chat Assistants Today!”
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