Good Idea or Panic Reaction? The controversy over ChatGPT and generative AI is heating up. Generative AI is a type of artificial intelligence that can create new content, such as text, images, and music. This technology trains computers to “learn” and generate new data by analyzing large amounts of existing data. Generative AI has the… Continue reading An AI Pause?
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The 4th Industrial Revolution:
Transforming the Way We Live, Work, and Learn The 4th Industrial Revolution is upon us, and it’s set to transform the way we live, work, and learn. But what exactly is the 4th Industrial Revolution, and what does it mean for the future of society? The 4th Industrial Revolution is a term used to describe… Continue reading The 4th Industrial Revolution:
AI for Professionals
Threat or Opportunity? Generative AI, the technology behind chatbots, automated writing tools, and content generators, burst into our consciousness in late 2022. OpenAI released ChatGPT in November. By January 2023, there were over 100 million users. According to TechTarget, this is the fastest ever adoption of a consumer service. While generative AI promises to boost… Continue reading AI for Professionals
AI at Work
Transforming Professional Work Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to revolutionize the way we work, and one area where we may soon see significant impact is in professional white-collar jobs. White-collar work typically involves tasks that require mental or analytical skills, such as writing reports, analyzing data, or making decisions. Generative AI, like ChatGPT, can… Continue reading AI at Work
Learning with AI
How AI might transform learning and teaching Artificial intelligence (AI) technology might transform the way we learn and teach in high schools. Important and long held goals of improving learning and increasing equity could be on the horizon. From personalized learning to 24/7 availability, AI has the potential to revolutionize education in ways we never… Continue reading Learning with AI
What’s Shaking
The Raspberry Shake is not a new type of smoothie, but a new tool for detecting earthquakes and other seismic activity. Developed by a startup in Panama, the Raspberry shake is a powerful tool for people interested in earthquakes and citizen science. The Raspberry Shake, designed initially as a maker project for home use, has… Continue reading What’s Shaking
Dragonfly Robot
Nanotechnology Nanotechnology is the science, engineering, and technology at the molecular level, which is about 1 to 100 nanometers. At Duke University, bio-medical engineers have created a robot shaped like a dragonfly with a soft body that operates without electronics. This miniature robot is driven by air pressure through microchannels in its hydrogel body. DraBot, as… Continue reading Dragonfly Robot
Inside the Box
Gitanjali Rao’s Epione Gitanjali Rao, an award-winning inventor, was 13 years old when a family friend became addicted to her prescription opioid drugs. She learned that over 20 million Americans over the age of 12 suffer from some form of addiction to prescription drugs. Also, according to the National Institute of Drug Abuse, over 130… Continue reading Inside the Box
Fighting Opioid Addiction
Gitanjali Rao Invents a Medical Diagnostic Tool “One of our family friends became addicted to prescription opioids after a car accident,” says Gitanjali Rao, an award-winning inventor. The friend’s doctor had prescribed opioid painkillers to ease her suffering. As happens all too often, Gitanjali discovered, the friend mistakenly took too much of her prescription and… Continue reading Fighting Opioid Addiction
Book Review: A Young Innovator’s Guide to STEM
How do some people accomplish so much? TIME magazine’s first-ever Kid of the Year, Gitanjali Rao, gives us a glimpse of her techniques in A Young Innovator’s Guide to STEM: 5 Steps to Problem Solving for Students, Educators, and Parents. As with everything she does, Gitanjali Rao delivers a great guide to the innovation process. … Continue reading Book Review: A Young Innovator’s Guide to STEM
STEM & Creative Change 