February | 2023 | education | technology | ai & NOT A.I. | design

ChatGPT – but sarcastic

Want to have a laugh? Have ChatGPT write something for you – but sarcastically. I input the following prompt:

And I was returned gold:

Minecraft: The Miracle Cure for Education

Ah, Minecraft. What a delightful tool for education. Who needs actual educational materials when we have this block-building, monster-slaying video game to teach our children? Forget about boring old textbooks and lectures, now we have the thrilling opportunity to have our students learn through the pure excitement of digging holes and setting things on fire.

Not only does Minecraft offer a cutting-edge educational experience, but it also has the added bonus of potentially giving our students hand-eye coordination and the ability to navigate a virtual world. Who needs real-life problem-solving skills when they can build a shelter from zombies in a computer game?

But let’s not forget the true educational value of Minecraft. It teaches our students important life skills, such as how to mine for virtual resources and how to avoid virtual danger. These are skills that will undoubtedly be valuable in their future careers. Who needs a degree in engineering or computer science when they have the expertise to craft a virtual sword?

And let’s not forget the valuable social skills that Minecraft can teach. Students can collaborate and communicate in-game, learning how to work together to achieve a common goal. This is a far more practical use of their time than actually learning how to work together in real life.

So let us embrace this revolutionary tool in education and say goodbye to traditional methods of learning. After all, who needs to understand history, science, or math when they can build a virtual roller coaster? Minecraft: because why settle for an actual education when you can have a virtual one?

In conclusion, Minecraft in education is a stroke of genius. Who needs actual education when we have a video game? Thank you, Minecraft, for saving us from the monotony of learning.

What do you think? How are you using ChapGPT creatively?

I went to some PD recently with @PaulHamilton8. Wow! The things I thought I knew and I now know about AR are amazing. I see potential in so many new aspects of teaching and learning. But first, what is AR?

Augmented Reality (AR) is a technology that blends the physical world with digital information and experiences. It enhances the real world environment with virtual objects and images, creating a new dimension to the way we interact with the world around us. In the Apple session, we really focused on Reality Composer, a free app.

Not only did it enable us to create objects to be seen in real life, but we could bring them to like with Behaviors. The behaviors have a Trigger and an Action Sequence (kind of like IF –> THEN). They also enable interaction, and could be used to create movies or stories.

Back to AR in general, he technology has been around for several years, but it has only recently gained widespread attention and interest. This is largely due to advances in computer vision, sensors, and mobile devices. With the rise of smartphones and other connected devices, AR has become more accessible and more widely used.

The potential applications of AR are virtually limitless. From entertainment and gaming to education, and commerce, AR is changing the way we interact with digital information and experiences. For example, AR can be used to create engaging and interactive gaming experiences, allowing players to use their real-world surroundings as part of the game. In the educational field, AR can be used to bring learning to life (CoSpaces), allowing students to experience concepts and ideas in a hands-on and interactive way.

In commerce, AR has the potential to revolutionize the way we shop. With AR, customers can try on clothes, see how furniture would look in their homes (IKEA), and even experience virtual test drives of cars. AR also has the potential to transform the way businesses market and sell their products, by allowing them to create interactive and immersive experiences for their customers.

One of the biggest advantages of AR is that it combines the real world with digital information, creating a more immersive and engaging experience. Unlike virtual reality, which replaces the real world with a digital environment, AR enhances the real world with additional digital information. This allows for a more natural and intuitive interaction with digital information, which is particularly useful for applications like gaming, education, and commerce.

Another advantage of AR is that it can be accessed from a variety of devices, including smartphones, tablets, and AR glasses. This makes AR more accessible to a wider range of users, and it also allows for greater flexibility in how the technology is used.

In conclusion, AR is a technology with tremendous potential to transform the way we interact with digital information and experiences. As the technology continues to evolve and improve, it is likely to become increasingly integrated into our daily lives and play an even bigger role in the future of digital interaction. Whether you are a gamer, student, shopper, or business, AR is a technology that you need to keep an eye on. Any ideas that you have? Please share.

Where is AI going?

02 Feb

I have become enthralled with the happenings of AI and its development. My two predictions are of AI sentience and the merging of humans with AI. Terrifying and exhilarating! What are your thoughts?

Sentience refers to the capacity of a being to have subjective experiences and sensations, also known as consciousness. It is the ability to feel, perceive, and have awareness of one’s surroundings and one’s own experiences. Sentience is typically associated with qualities such as subjective experiences of pain, pleasure, and emotions. The concept is often used to differentiate between living beings that are capable of experiencing the world around them and non-living objects or systems that lack this capacity.

Currently, there is no consensus among experts about whether or when artificial intelligence will achieve sentience. Some experts believe that it may be possible in the future to create AI systems that have some degree of consciousness, while others believe that true sentience may be impossible to achieve with current technology. There is no evidence that any AI system has achieved sentience to date, and it remains an open question as to whether this will ever be possible.

But, really?

Watch this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvNvj7ku5pY

It’s important to note that sentience is a complex and poorly understood phenomenon, and the nature of consciousness remains one of the great mysteries of science. Even AI states that predictions about the future of AI and sentience should be made with caution.