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An expert’s take on AI
Digital & Computing

An expert’s take on AI

...Artificial Intelligence (AI)? Mike Richards, Senior Lecturer in Computing at The Open University, explains all in this article for National Coding Week. ...Q: What is AI? A: There is no simple answer! AI is a collection of technologies and techniques that aim to reproduce the intelligence that we see in animals and people inside machines, particularly computers. Q: How...
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Tips for using a large language model
Digital & Computing

Tips for using a large language model

...artificial intelligence...Here are some useful things to bear in mind when using a Large Language Model. 1: A LLM is not a search engine ChatGPT and other LLMs will almost always answer any query you give them, but you cannot guarantee its response is helpful or even accurate. Remember, LLMs understand the structure of language, not its meaning! 2: Do not use LLMs for...
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Machine translation – using online tools to improve your language teaching
Education & Development

Machine translation – using online tools to improve your language teaching

...ever-increasing importance of digital literacy and artificial intelligence, they also equip language learners with an additional employability skill. References, sources and links von Lindeiner-Stráský, K. (2022). unpublished project report ‘Web-based Machine Translation in Language Learning, Teaching, and Assessment’, Praxis-Project, The Open University 2020-2022....
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Using digital tools to save languages
Languages

Using digital tools to save languages

...artificial intelligence to—albeit inadvertently—help a marginalized language stay alive. The lesson here is that people don’t need to make language documentation their religion—there are fun, creative ways you can use language that so the same thing. It would be great, however, if these activities were taking place outside of private spaces like Snapchat, as we...
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Academic versus AI
Science, Maths & Technology

Academic versus AI

...artificial intelligence (AI) in higher education continues to be a topic of considerable debate, raising questions about the risks and rewards associated with its widespread use. One of the key rewards lies in the potential enhancement of the learning experience. AI-driven tools can personalize education, adapting to individual learning styles and pacing. This tailoring...
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Citizen science and the data avalanche
Science, Maths & Technology

Citizen science and the data avalanche

...Artificial Intelligence, or AI, regularly offers no easy solutions. You may be surprised to find out that humans are still often much better than AI at classification tasks. This has led to a new way of doing science: crowdsourcing, with the help of citizen science volunteers. This gives members of the public genuine and valuable participation in scientific discovery, and...
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Future of Empowerment
Society, Politics & Law

Future of Empowerment

...artificial intelligence, and computers threaten to completely upend the current order in the very near future. Referred to as the coming “fourth industrial revolution” or “industry 4.0”, it promises to dramatically “disrupt” the contemporary ways we live and work. Indeed, the result of this revolution will be profound. Employees in a range of different...
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What makes near-future Sci-Fi especially scary?
History & The Arts

What makes near-future Sci-Fi especially scary?

...artificially intelligent operating system Samantha (voiced by Scarlett Johansson) in the film Her, or the thought-controlled contact lenses that appear in various forms in episodes of Charlie Brooker’s Black Mirror. These near-future fictions offer prescient alternatives to other science fiction set in the far future. Consider, for example, the alarming relevance of The...
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