5/23 - Uncharted AI in Education Newsletter

Uncharted AI in Education Newsletter

Tuesday, May 23rd, 2023

The TLDR Update from Uncharted:

MagicSchool.ai is live and ready to use! It’s our AI tool that's free for educators, saves up to 10 hours weekly, and boosts classroom capabilities! Notable features include a Letter of Recommendation Tool, Text Leveler, Text Dependent Questions Tool, and Proofreader. Your input is invaluable to us, so feel free to share your thoughts or suggestions using the side bar. Check out our founder and CEO, Adeel Khan, demo the text-dependent questions tool here.

School’s Out for Summer Party at Recess Beer Garden, Presented by MagicSchool.ai - Denver Friends, the event is open to the public but if you RSVP here, you’ll get a FREE DRINK on us and celebrate the last day of school for teachers! The event is June 2nd, 5-8PM at Recess Beer Garden located in 2715 17th St #103, Denver, CO 80211. We hope to see you there!

3 - AI in Education Reads this Week

Use MagicSchool.ai and give us your feedback! - I know, this isn’t an article, but we hope you find use of our tool and give us feedback and input on how we can make it better! Help join the movement of bringing AI to make schools more human by trying out this tool and giving us feedback on how we can make it better! Share across educator networks with folks who you think will find it useful!

ChatGPT caught NYC schools off guard. Now, we’re determined to embrace its potential. (Chalkbeat) - Chancellor of New York City Public Schools, the largest school system in the U.S., anticipates a significant societal shift due to generative artificial intelligence, acknowledging its promise and perils. As they celebrate the global Day of AI, they are equipping educators with resources to teach about AI, and students are already engaging with AI technologies like ChatGPT, discussing ethical issues surrounding AI, and using it to enhance their learning experience.

If AI is to become a key tool in education, access has to be equal (The Conversation) - AI chatbots like OpenAI's ChatGPT and Google's Bard could potentially enhance the accessibility of education, promoting individualized learning and fostering self-directed learning. However, issues of digital poverty and the digital divide must be considered, with educational institutions needing to address equal access to digital resources and fostering a culture of empathy towards those with limited access.

2 - AI Tech Headlines from the Past Week

What Are ChatGPT Plugins? The Next Phase of Conversational AI Is Here (PC Magazine): OpenAI's ChatGPT now offers plugins, enabling third-party connections like Instacart or Kayak, which serve users business-specific context for a diverse range of applications. This paradigm shift in AI technology could significantly influence internet searches and chatbots, but it also sparks controversy as it centralizes power, money, and influence into OpenAI's hands, highlighting the potential flaws in the plugin approach for businesses that prefer to keep users within their platforms.

Apple's AI-Driven Accessibility Updates Include Text-to-Speech That Can Mimic Your Voice (Gizmodo): Apple has announced a host of new AI-powered accessibility features, including an Assistive Access feature for a simplified UI in common apps, a Point and Speak feature using machine learning to read text pointed to by users with vision disabilities, and a Live Speech feature to aid users with speech impairments.

1 - Meme or Quote on AI

“But I think it’s very much a double-edged sword. I think it’s, there’s there’s a there’s a [sic] strong probability that it will make life much better and that we’ll have an age of abundance.” - Elon Musk on CNBC this week

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

Warm regards,

Adeel Khan
Founder & CEO, Uncharted AI