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Educators Can Benefit from New Generative AI Course

A teacher’s aide unlike any other?

By Rick Richardson
Technology This Week

Many people focus on the potential benefits of generative AI for kids when considering its application in the classroom. Still, teachers can gain as much, if not more, from the technology. Google and MIT Responsible AI for Social Empowerment and Education (RAISE) have launched a free Google Generative AI Educators course to assist middle and high school educators in utilizing generative AI tools to improve their workflow and their students’ learning environment.

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The self-paced, two-hour course is designed to help educators leverage generative AI to save time on routine tasks. From email composing to adapting content for various reading levels, creating innovative evaluations and organizing activities around students’ interests, generative AI can streamline these processes, freeing up valuable time for educators.

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Could Mobile Phones Be Next on the Extinction List?

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It’s not technically a phone, but it does almost everything a phone can … and some things a phone can’t.

By Rick Richardson
Technology This Week

Rabbit is a startup that stunned the world in early January with its surprising AI hardware announcement. The Rabbit r1 is a device similar to a smartphone, but it runs a different AI experience compared to what you know from ChatGPT, Copilot, Gemini, Claude and other chatbots.

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The Rabbit r1 will handle chats like ChatGPT, sure. However, its primary selling point is a different type of AI experience. The r1 features a unique Large Action Model (LAM) that lets it interact with apps for you.

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AI Named the Highest-Paying In-Demand Tech Skill for 2024

Are your skills up to snuff? 

By Rick Richardson
Technology This Week

According to a January 2024 Deloitte study of 100 business executives, nearly half, or 45 percent, of high-level executives indicate they are aggressively upskilling and training their work force in artificial intelligence. Approximately the same percentage, 44 percent, state they are hiring for it.

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Therefore, it should not be shocking that generative AI ranks first among the highest-paid IT skills. This is supported by a recent study from the job search firm Indeed, which determined that computer abilities have the largest impact on pay. According to Indeed, a job’s salary was 47 percent higher when generative AI was listed as a required talent.
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New Phase-Change Concrete Melts Snow and Ice Without Salt or Shovels

New self-heating concrete mixes could eliminate the need for snowplows, salt trucks and shovels.

By Rick Richardson
Technology This Week

Researchers have devised a self-heating substance that can melt snow and ice for up to 10 hours without the need for shovels or salt by incorporating a phase-change compound into concrete. The new substance may lessen the requirement for salting and plowing while helping maintain road surface integrity.

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The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) reports that over 70 percent of roadways are in areas with snowfall. Accumulation of snow and ice decreases vehicle mobility and road friction, slowing down traffic and raising the possibility of collisions.
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AI Generates Revolutionary New Battery Design

Will lithium-ion batteries soon be relics of the past?

By Rick Richardson
Technology This Week

Researchers have now utilized artificial intelligence’s capacity to expedite the discovery and testing of novel materials to create a battery that is less reliant on the pricey and growingly scarce mineral lithium.

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Lithium-ion batteries power numerous everyday items, as well as electric cars. Additionally, batteries are needed to store renewable energy from solar panels and wind turbines. Therefore, they would be an essential component of a green electric grid.
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ChatGPT Is Getting Humanlike Memory

 

AI is about to get really personal.

By Rick Richardson
Technology This Week

As it gets better at remembering your preferences, interests and personal information, ChatGPT is starting to resemble your most reliable assistant. It will even use these memories in subsequent conversations. A minor change like this might give generative AI a more human appearance and possibly open the door to general artificial intelligence (general AI), which would allow an AI brain to function more like the gray matter in your brain.

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The restricted test was published by OpenAI in a blog post, wherein it was explained that the purpose of the test was to evaluate ChatGPT’s (both the free and ChatGPT Plus versions) memory of your messages across all chats.
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Lenovo Readies New ThinkBook Laptop with a Transparent Display

 

Will see-through screens become the latest trend? 

By Rick Richardson
Technology This Week

Lenovo’s translucent laptop is said to revolutionize laptop design. But until the company can demonstrate how useful this is compared to more conventional models, the novel idea risks being dismissed as a gimmick.

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There are rumors that Lenovo will present the world’s first transparent laptop at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this month. According to leaked photos obtained by WindowsReport, the laptop may have a see-through keyboard and display, introducing transparent technology to PCs for the first time. READ MORE →

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Breakthrough Implant Uses Excess Blood Sugar to Generate Electricity

A medical breakthrough in one area could translate into ground-breaking solutions in others.

By Rick Richardson
Technology This Week

Scientists at the Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering at ETH Zurich in Basel have created a unique implantable fuel cell. It produces electrical energy by utilizing extra blood sugar, or glucose, from tissue.

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This achievement could usher in a new era of self-powered implantable medical devices and help people with type 1 diabetes and other chronic ailments that need constant monitoring and care.

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