4/25 Uncharted AI in Education Newsletter!

Uncharted AI in Education Newsletter

Tuesday, April 25th, 2023

The TLDR Update from Uncharted:

Our Uncharted AI in Education Fellowship application will launch this week, stay tuned (thanks to our first sponsor, Teach for America Colorado). Our founders, Brad & Adeel also appeared on the AI Education Conversation Podcast with Daniel Lopez.

3 - AI in Education Reads this Week

How ChatGPT and similar AI will disrupt education (Science News) - This article highlights how some students are using these tools to cheat, but also how some educators are using them as a tool to help students with their writing and research skills. A useful read for anyone interested in AI in education and its potential impact.

Don’t Ban ChatGPT in Schools. Teach With It. (New York Times) - NYT technology columnist Kevin Roose explores how Chat GPT is raising fears of cheating on homework, but its potential as an educational tool outweighs its risks.

Five Predictions for the Future of Learning in the Age of AI (A16z) - Predicitions about the future of learning from the famed technology venture capital firm A16z.

2 - AI Tech Headlines from the Past Week

AI Drake & The Weeknd Song Removed: "Heart on My Sleeve," an AI-generated song by AI Drake and Weeknd went viral, but the strikingly similar voices of the AI-generated singers alarmed the industry, leading to the song's removal by their labels, despite its popularity with over 15 million total streams across YouTube, Tik Tok, and Spotify. Though it’s been removed on most platforms, you can listen on this twitter post here.

What is Auto-GPT and Why Does it Matter? (Tech Crunch): Silicon Valley embraces Auto-GPT, an open-source app utilizing Chat GPT models to autonomously interact with online software and services, streamlining tasks despite its current shallow depth of understanding.

1 - Meme or Quote on AI

Teachers: "AI is a disaster, how am I going to know who is cheating?!"

Students:

That’s it for this week’s newsletter! Until next week - keep up with us on LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.

Warm regards,

Adeel & Brad
Uncharted AI in Education Team