Start Spreadin’ the AI News
Oct. 18, 2024. Chris Teale of Route Fifty interviewed Alex Foard, executive director for research and collaboration at the New York City Office of Technology and Innovation, to discuss how the city’s AI plan is going after one year. In the article, Foard shares how the 29 initiatives they started or completed in twelve months produced promising results. These initiatives include training and upskilling city employees, implementing a MyCity chatbot on the city’s website, and a grass-roots effort to engage the public about AI. #follwing
One year ago, New York City introduced a sweeping AI plan. Here’s how it’s going.
Prompting, Revisited. Again.
Sept. 16, 2024. DreamHost provides solid Generative AI prompting guidance in this blog post. Brian Andrus’ post covers the basics (What Is an AI Prompt?) and gives solid prompting advice, such as the importance of clear prompting language, using examples, telling GenAI a role to play, and using examples. Share this one with your family.
Get the Most out of AI With These 12 Prompting Tips
Computer: Magnify that MRI 🖖
Oct. 7, 2024. Melinda Krigel writes that researchers at the University of California, San Francisco, have developed a machine-learning algorithm that enhances MRIs (magnetic resonance imaging), allowing healthcare professionals to more easily diagnose brain disorders. It could remove the need for expensive machines in places that cannot afford such equipment. What if an image creation model for creating your personal Magic: The Gathering characters were used for imaging brains? It just happened.
Enhancing MRI with AI to Improve Diagnosis of Brain Disorders
Falsely Accusing Students Damages Everyone
Oct. 18, 2024. Jackie Davalos and Leon Yin report for Bloomberg Businessweek how false positives generated by tools that detect AI-generated content in student work have damaged relationships and trust. Tools for detecting AI-generated content are not foolproof. Though the “near-perfect” performance of detection tools sounds good, the story shares several students’ painful stories of being accused of misusing Generative AI tools when the work they submitted was entirely their own. The article shares one student’s story where they used Grammarly only for spell-checking and grammar features, but their essay was flagged as AI-generated, resulting in academic probation. If you’ve read my stuff long enough, you know how I feel: AI is here. We need to change the way we teach.
AI Detectors Falsely Accuse Students of Cheating—With Big Consequences
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