In this second conversation with Artificial Intelligence educator Daniel Rivera, some outstanding guidance is provided for anyone who wants to use AI, whether they consider themselves an expert or a novice. Some specific AI tools are mentioned, and Daniel offers some interesting perspectives regarding the ways AI is connected to the energy sector, politics, and economic growth. After sharing with us some of the great things AI can do and will do (Neuralink, Blindsight), Daniel ends his remarks with a universal truth about great teachers and the value of relationships, which AI cannot match.
4:45 – two (maybe three) rules for AI prompts
5:15 – Rule 0 – mindset
5:45 – Rule 1 - be clear and specific
8:05 – don’t be discouraged
8:25 – Rule 2 - have a conversation
10:00 – keep going, don’t settle
10:50 – the Magic School conundrum
14:00 – Khanmigo – one for teachers and one for students
15:15 – Khanmigo will not provide answers – it’s a tutor
16:15 – Microsoft Copilot
16:35 – Coach.microsoft (reading support)
17:45 – Perplexity (powered by Claude and by ChatGPT)
19:15 – to increase the quality of student work, give them an audience
20:35 – students have stories to tell and they just don’t know how
21:00 – music, curiosity, passion, engagement, poetry, content areas
22:00 – ChatGPT is the Coca-Cola of AI
22:30 – there are a lot of AI chatbot options available, and a number are free
23:45 – image, audio, video “categories” of AI
24:30 – exponential vs. additive potential of AI growth
27:05 – machine learning, language comprehension, image recognition
28:00 – Neuralink – a brain interface chip – drive a computer with your mind alone
28:45 – Blindsight – resolution improving and possibly humans with infared vision
30:30 – the connection between and mutual dependence across: \Power the energy sector, AI data and power consumption, national security, and climate concerns
32:25 – data sets (prior knowledge), compute power (processing time or general intelligence + effort), algorithms for training (teaching, formative assessment)
34:40 – how AI entered the most recent presidential election conversation
35:30 – military, environmental, academic, geopolitical, and economic growth concerns are inextricably connected with AI
39:45 – Donald Dowdy, high school band director
40:40 – Bruce Little, Art Education Practicum instructor, Georgia Southern University
42:30 – honor, discipline, respect, the craft of teaching
43:25 – You can’t replace relationships with AI
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