Artificial intelligence (AI) is used in a wide variety of settings and in the background of many things we use every day. This report from the Pew Research Center, highlights results from a survey done about Americans' awareness of AI in their every day life.
Explore the tabs in the next box for applications of interest to academia and education or take a look at this living document from Ithaka Generative AI Product Tracker that lists generative AI products that are either marketed specifically towards postsecondary faculty or students or appear to be actively in use by postsecondary faculty or students for teaching, learning, or research activities.
Here are some things to consider when deciding whether to use a generative AI based tool or app:
Evaluating Generative AI Apps*
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The old adage "garbage in, garbage out" still applies to artificial intelligence. The output of an AI text generator such as ChatGPT is more relevant and useful if the textual input (prompt) is detailed and geared to address the limitations of the machine-generated output. There are dedicated prompt engineers as well as websites with lists of prompts and applications that can help you create a prompt.
