Artificial Intelligence (AI) is quickly moving from a science-fiction concept to reality where machines now have the capability to perform tasks commonly associated with humans. We are starting to see our society transformed because of AI, so having a better understanding of what it is and what it is capable of doing is essential. AI helps power Amazon’s Alexa personal assistant, Google’s Deep Dream neural network, various marketing initiatives, health applications, the aviation industry, and much more. In this webinar:
- Discover what Artificial Intelligence (AI) is and how it is becoming a “machine trait.”
- Gain an appreciation of AI pioneers like John McCarthy, Alan Turing, Marvin Minsky et al.
- Learn how AI works and explore some applications that could play a role in your library.
- Reflect on the future of AI and the implications for libraries and society in general.
- Special Guest, Owen Cegielski from STEM School and Academy in Highlands Ranch, Colorado, will discuss various AI projects.
For this plenary talk at the Charlotte AI Institute for Smarter Learning, Dr. Cori Faklaris introduces her fellow college educators to the exciting world of generative AI tools. She gives a high-level overview of the generative AI landscape and how these tools use machine learning algorithms to generate creative content such as music, art, and text. She then shares some examples of generative AI tools and demonstrate how she has used some of these tools to enhance teaching and learning in the classroom and to boost her productivity in other areas of academic life.
A talk about Artificial Intelligence and its impacts, and how it relates to Creativity: can artificial intelligence be creative? Does it have a sense of ethics or morals? Is it all simply a simulation?
Chat GPT and Generative AI in Higher Education - Empowering Educators and Lea...Alain Goudey
If you failed to join us for this inspiring and groundbreaking conference that explores the transformative potential of ChatGPT and generative AI in higher education at AACSB Innovative Curriculum Conference in 2023. This slidedeck brings together some ideas in education, technology, and artificial intelligence to delve into the exciting possibilities that these innovative technologies hold for educators and learners alike.
Discover how ChatGPT and generative AI are revolutionizing teaching methods, enhancing student engagement, and promoting personalized learning experiences. Gain insights into the latest developments in AI-powered educational tools and platforms, and learn how they can help students overcome academic challenges, foster critical thinking, and unlock their full potential.
At NEOMA we are at the forefront of integrating AI into the classroom, and explore successful case studies that showcase the immense benefits of this digital transformation. We also address the ethical considerations, best practices, and strategies for harnessing the power of ChatGPT and generative AI to create more equitable and inclusive educational environments.
Let's embark together on a thrilling journey that will redefine the way we teach, learn, and grow with AI, connect on social networks with me.
Exploring Opportunities in the Generative AI Value Chain.pdfDung Hoang
The article "Exploring Opportunities in the Generative AI Value Chain" by McKinsey & Company's QuantumBlack provides insights into the value created by generative artificial intelligence (AI) and its potential applications.
GPT-4 is the newest version of OpenAI's language model that can understand and generate natural language. It shows improvements over GPT-3.5 in its ability to take visual inputs, be steered more precisely by the user, refuse unsafe requests, and score higher on factual benchmarks. Potential applications of GPT-4 include customer service, translation, content creation, and research. However, its adoption may displace some jobs and raises ethical issues that need addressing through education, job retraining, and responsible development of the technology.
From traffic routing to self-driving cars, Alexa to Siri, AI’s reach is extending into all areas of life, including healthcare. Join Kimberley Barker, MLIS, to learn more about how AI is being used now, and will be used in the near future, to facilitate provider-patient communication, mine medical records, assess patients, predict illness, suggest treatments, and so much more. This class is freshly updated for 2023 and also includes a section on the bias inherent in AI, which impacts the kind of treatment that patients receive.
AI and ML Series - Introduction to Generative AI and LLMs - Session 1DianaGray10
Session 1
👉This first session will cover an introduction to Generative AI & harnessing the power of large language models. The following topics will be discussed:
Introduction to Generative AI & harnessing the power of large language models.
What’s generative AI & what’s LLM.
How are we using it in our document understanding & communication mining models?
How to develop a trustworthy and unbiased AI model using LLM & GenAI.
Personal Intelligent Assistant
Speakers:
📌George Roth - AI Evangelist at UiPath
📌Sharon Palawandram - Senior Machine Learning Consultant @ Ashling Partners & UiPath MVP
📌Russel Alfeche - Technology Leader RPA @qBotica & UiPath MVP
Artificial intelligence aims to replicate human intelligence by enabling computers and machines to perform tasks typically requiring human intelligence like decision making, problem solving, and learning. Early pioneers in the field developed the concepts in the 1940s-1950s, and the field has since made progress in areas like expert systems, machine learning, and natural language processing. While AI has many potential benefits, fully replicating general human intelligence with machines remains a challenge due to our limited understanding of cognition, learning, and other human attributes like creativity.
An Introduction to Generative AI - May 18, 2023CoriFaklaris1
For this plenary talk at the Charlotte AI Institute for Smarter Learning, Dr. Cori Faklaris introduces her fellow college educators to the exciting world of generative AI tools. She gives a high-level overview of the generative AI landscape and how these tools use machine learning algorithms to generate creative content such as music, art, and text. She then shares some examples of generative AI tools and demonstrate how she has used some of these tools to enhance teaching and learning in the classroom and to boost her productivity in other areas of academic life.
The document discusses various use cases for learning ChatGPT through prompts provided in the book "The art of Prompt Engineering with ChatGPT". These use cases include brainstorming ideas in a table, translating a poem from Marathi to English, summarizing content for children, writing articles and blogs, academic writing, drafting emails, learning to code with Python, finding recipes based on available ingredients, and noting important points about ChatGPT's capabilities and limitations. The document provides examples of prompts and ChatGPT's responses for each use case.
How Does Generative AI Actually Work? (a quick semi-technical introduction to...ssuser4edc93
This document provides a technical introduction to large language models (LLMs). It explains that LLMs are based on simple probabilities derived from their massive training corpora, containing trillions of examples. The document then discusses several key aspects of how LLMs work, including that they function as a form of "lossy text compression" by encoding patterns and relationships in their training data. It also outlines some of the key elements in the architecture and training of the most advanced LLMs, such as GPT-4, focusing on their huge scale, transformer architecture, and use of reinforcement learning from human feedback.
The document summarizes a presentation given by Prof. Dr. David Asirvatham on AI and future jobs. The presentation discusses how AI will impact various jobs and industries in the coming years and decades. It notes that many existing jobs will be automated or replaced by machines, but that AI will also create new types of jobs and work. The presentation emphasizes that acquiring new technological skills will be important for workers to adapt and ensure they are not left behind as AI disruption occurs. It concludes that AI will significantly change how people live and work, with humans needing to work together with machines.
This talk overviews my background as a female data scientist, introduces many types of generative AI, discusses potential use cases, highlights the need for representation in generative AI, and showcases a few tools that currently exist.
This document provides an overview of Google Colab and how it can be used for deep learning and Python programming. It discusses how Colab provides free GPU access in the cloud and can be connected to Google Drive. It also demonstrates how to set up a Colab notebook, access files from Drive, clone GitHub repos, check the GPU status, and restart sessions. The document is a classroom presentation on using Colab for cloud computing and deep learning applications.
In this session, you'll get all the answers about how ChatGPT and other GPT-X models can be applied to your current or future project. First, we'll put in order all the terms – OpenAI, GPT-3, ChatGPT, Codex, Dall-E, etc., and explain why Microsoft and Azure are often mentioned in this context. Then, we'll go through the main capabilities of the Azure OpenAI and respective usecases that might inspire you to either optimize your product or build a completely new one.
How do OpenAI GPT Models Work - Misconceptions and Tips for DevelopersIvo Andreev
Thank you for the overview of Florence and vision capabilities. Large foundational models continue advancing multimodal abilities in helpful ways when guided by principles of safety, transparency and accountability.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) – Powering Data and Conversations.pptxBrian Pichman
Uncover the potential of Artificial Intelligence in revolutionizing data analysis and enhancing conversational experiences within library contexts. This presentation explores how AI technologies are redefining data management, insights, and user interactions in libraries. Gain insights into how AI-driven data analysis can optimize collection management, resource allocation, and user engagement. Additionally, learn about the implementation of AI-powered conversational interfaces to provide seamless library support and guidance.
Key Points:
- Enhancing library data analysis: From catalog optimization to user behavior insights using AI.
- Leveraging AI to automate routine data-related tasks and enhance decision-making.
- Conversational AI in libraries: Creating virtual assistants and chatbots for user assistance.
- Merging human expertise with AI: Crafting effective user interactions in library services.
- Case studies showcasing libraries streamlining operations and enriching user experiences through AI.
- Future horizons: The evolving role of AI in data management and personalized library interactions.
Artificial intelligence is the branch of computer science dealing with intelligent machines. There are two main methods of AI: symbolic AI which focuses on knowledge-based systems, and computational intelligence which includes neural networks, fuzzy systems, and evolutionary computing. Important early pioneers of AI included John McCarthy, Alan Turing, and researchers at Stanford. AI is being applied in many areas including cars, banking, phones, the internet, medicine, games, military, and more. While predicting the future is difficult, gradual advances will continue and AI may match human level intelligence in the coming decades, though jobs and work will continue to be impacted by intelligent technologies.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is quickly moving from a science-fiction concept to reality where machines now have the capability to perform tasks commonly associated with humans. We are starting to see our society transformed because of AI, so having a better understanding of what it is and what it is capable of doing is essential. AI helps power Amazon’s Alexa personal assistant, Google’s Deep Dream neural network, various marketing initiatives, health applications, the aviation industry, and much more. In this keynote,
- Discover what Artificial Intelligence (AI) is and how it is becoming a “machine trait.”
- Gain an appreciation of AI pioneers like John McCarthy, Alan Turing, Marvin Minsky et al.
- Learn how AI works and explore some applications that could play a role in your library.
- Reflect on the future of AI and the implications for libraries and society in general.
Presented at the Leading Edge Libraries Conference, hosted by the Special Library Association Florida and Caribbean Chapter. Orlando, Florida. September 21, 2018. Keynote address.
Artificial Intelligence in testing - A STeP-IN Evening Talk Session Speech by...Kalilur Rahman
AI is the new ELECTRICITY - said Andrew Ng. There are two sides of the coin. There are a lot of nay-sayers for AI. At the end of the day, it will be Augmented Intelligence, Adaptive Intelligence, Automated Intelligence that will propel human intelligence forward - more than anything else. It will be a great time ahead. Whether it would be an "Eye(AI) Wash" as skeptics say or an "I wish" from them for starting late on the journey, only time will tell. It is a matter of when and how long, instead of an If. #ArtificialIntelligence #IntelligentTesting #QCoE #NextGenTesting #QualityFocusedDelivery #DigitalInnovation #ITIndustry #NewAgeIT #InnovativeTesting#AIFication #Automation #DigitalEconomy #Singularity #Transcendence #Futurism
Artificial intelligence is becoming increasingly prevalent in daily life. While AI has many applications and benefits, it also poses some challenges and concerns. AI is used for tasks like playing games, medical diagnoses, managing social media data, and self-driving cars. However, advanced chatbots like ChatGPT have caused disturbances by enabling cheating and writing papers for students. As AI systems continue to evolve and learn on their own from massive online data, some experts worry that AI may eventually surpass human levels of intelligence and potentially pose risks if not developed safely. Overall, AI research aims to address challenges around employment impacts and ensuring AI systems remain beneficial to humanity.
This document discusses artificial intelligence (AI) and provides several quotes about AI from experts such as Stephen Hawking, Ray Kurzweil, Elon Musk, and others. It then summarizes the history of AI and key developments that led to the current "third AI boom". These include advances in machine learning, deep learning, self-driving cars, smart assistants, and more. The document also discusses challenges for AI such as the need for AI systems to interact and react, as well as the impact of AI on jobs and the need for reskilling workers.
The AI Takeover in Hollywood by Yves BergquistData Con LA
Abstract:- As the entertainment industry faces a landscape of exponential opportunities and threats, it is quietly turning to artificial intelligence to manage risk, develop operational efficiencies, and make more data-driven decisions. From developing cognitive solutions to assess why we think certain films and characters are more interesting than others, to isolating granular, scene-level story and character mechanics that drive better box office returns, Hollywood has fully caught up on other industries in leveraging high-end analytics methods and tools. _As the director of the Data & Analytics Project at USC's prestigious Entertainment Technology Center (created by George Lucas in 1993), Yves Bergquist sits at the center of this revolution. He and his team are developing next-generation AI tools and methods that are being deployed throughout the entertainment industry. Because his research is funded by all 6 Hollywood studios, and he personally answers to all the CTOs of those studios, Yves has unique and powerful insight into how Hollywood is quietly using machine intelligence to take its hit-making game to the next level. What the audience will learn: the audience will go behind the scenes to discover how precisely Hollywood studios are using data, analytics and AI to make better development, production and distribution decisions. Yves will draw from his and his team's research and use case studies to lift the veil on how AI, game theory, and neuroscience are transforming audience intelligence, film development, and distribution strategies.
This document discusses the development of artificial intelligence and perspectives on its impact. It provides quotes from experts expressing both optimism and pessimism about AI's development. It also summarizes the advancement of AI technologies like deep learning and self-driving cars. Additionally, it profiles three major AI research institutes and their focus on areas such as machine learning, robotics, and developing open platforms for industry and academic collaboration. In summary, the document outlines the progress and challenges of AI, as well as perspectives on both its risks and opportunities.
Immersive Technologies imitate or extend our physical world via digital simulations to give us the sense of being completely absorbed into something. Spatial computing is a new form of immersive technology that combines computer vision and artificial intelligence to integrate visual content into the real-world around us. In this webinar:
• Understand Immersive Technologies and see how they will impact everything ranging from education to entertainment.
• Learn the differences between virtual, augmented, and mixed realities to introduce Spatial Computing.
• Hear about the tools, devices, and platforms creating these new experiences.
• Discuss potential issues these technologies may have when used in learning and teaching.
• See what libraries can do to make use of immersive technologies to create new user experiences.
The document discusses artificial intelligence and provides an overview of key topics including:
- A brief history of AI beginning with the 1956 Dartmouth conference where the field was first proposed.
- Types of AI such as artificial weak intelligence, artificial hybrid intelligence, and artificial strong intelligence.
- Applications of AI such as computer vision, machine translation, and robotics.
- Progress in deep learning including speech recognition, computer vision, and machine translation.
- Demos of AI services including a cognitive race between AWS and Azure and using an AWS bot with Lex.
This is my talk delivered 06/04/2024 at the CUBE event (https://www.uni-corvinus.hu/post/landing-page/cube/?lang=en) at the Gellért Campus of the Corvinus University.
The document discusses predictions for the future of the web and internet technologies. It summarizes how certain technologies have evolved greatly in recent years, such as the growth of social media users and e-commerce marketplaces. It also explores emerging technologies like augmented and virtual reality, artificial intelligence, robotics, 3D printing, and digital currencies that are continuing to transform the digital landscape. The document emphasizes that businesses must adapt to keep up with changing online behaviors and expectations of different generations.
This is for a discussion with K12 completed students who is entering into under graduate. We are in the transition of moving from real world to digital world. Average time spent on mobile is keep on increasing day by day. But this opens up a lot of technologies to grow in the nearby future.
The training content covers:
- Basics of Artificial Intelligence
- Penetration of AI in our daily lives
- Few examples and Use cases
- A brief on how future with AI looks like
The document discusses the history and development of artificial intelligence from its early origins to modern applications. It covers important milestones like Alan Turing's work in the 1950s, the development of reasoning as search algorithms in the 1960s, and the first AI winter from 1974-1980 due to limitations in computing power. The document also discusses current uses of AI in areas like financial markets and internet user tracking, as well as techniques like evolutionary computation and genetic algorithms.
The document provides an overview of artificial intelligence (AI), including:
- Definitions of AI and a brief history of the field from early computers through modern machine learning advances.
- Descriptions of how AI works using artificial neural networks and logic-based systems, as well as examples like expert systems and current applications in areas such as personal assistants, robotics, and computer vision.
- A discussion of the current status and future potential of AI, along with challenges for developing true human-level intelligence and comparisons between human and artificial forms of intelligence.
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Talk given at Interactive Narrative Design Think Tank, Nederlands Film Festival September 29, 2019.
Overview:
1. AI for Games/Interactive Narrative
2. Developments, past decade
3. Tech at our finger tips:
Procedural Content Generation
Machine learning
4. Opportunities, Challenges and wish lists
CS 188 is an introductory artificial intelligence course taught at UC Berkeley by professors Dan Klein and Pieter Abbeel. The course covers topics such as search, planning, constraint satisfaction, reasoning under uncertainty, Bayes' nets, decision theory, and machine learning. Students will complete 5 programming projects and 9 homework assignments over the course of the semester to learn about applying AI techniques to applications like natural language, computer vision, robotics, and game playing.
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Introducing How to Build a Personal Voice Assistant (AIY Edition) St. Petersburg College
This document provides an introduction to building a personal voice assistant using the AIY Edition kit. It outlines the steps to assemble the hardware components, install the operating system, enable various Google APIs like the Google Assistant API and Cloud Speech-to-Text API, and modify code samples to interact with these APIs using voice. The document also briefly discusses different types of artificial intelligence and mentions some other tools like Dialogflow, Pandorabots, Scratch and Actions on Google for building conversational agents.
This document discusses 360-degree photography and video technologies. It begins with an agenda that covers understanding 360 cameras, live 360 video streaming, best practices for creating 360 tours, and emerging trends. Examples of 360 cameras are provided. Formats for 360 video and the stitching process needed to create panoramic images are explained. Tools for viewing 360 content on smartphones and creating virtual reality experiences are presented. The document concludes by introducing 3D photography technologies like light field and volumetric video.
Spatial computing is a new form of computing that combines computer vision and artificial intelligence to seamlessly integrate visual content into the real world around us. Read more about the tools, devices, platforms and implications for these technologies that can be used in learning, teaching and more.
Presented at Computers in Libraries 2019 with Alex Haber (Head of Education at Magic Leap), Washington D.C.
According to the Open Education Consortium, “sharing is probably the most basic characteristic of education: education is sharing knowledge, insights, and information with others, upon which new knowledge, skills, ideas, and understanding can be built." Whether they are purchased or freely acquired, librarians should be open to sharing their resources to everyone who wants to use them to enrich their lives through education. Open Education Resources (OER) include resources or tools that can be used and modified for free and without any legal or technical barriers, and when used properly can help foster a transparent culture of learning and engagement in our communities. In this webinar:
• Learn what Open Education Resources (OER) are and how they can be used to engender trust, generate rigorous learning opportunities, and potentially lead to smarter decision-making strategies.
• Discover a variety of OER and Open Access (OA) repositories to find accessible and authoritative resources, including textbooks, to use in curriculum.
• Acquire OER strategies for developing a variety of educational opportunities using a variety of formats.
•Understand various issues (e.g., GDPR) impacting OER in libraries.
In 2008, iTunes "listening stations" were created in the library so students could have easy access to a large, albeit hidden, CD collection. Hundreds of CDs were digitized and added to an iTunes collection that was shared to other computers located inside the library. The idea was to be more like a record store where people can browse for and listen to music before they buy it; but, in this case, it would be before they bring the CDs home. Fast forward to 2018 and see the vision of this “Listening Lab” becoming more clear and distinct. In this webinar,
- Learn how to digitize CDs and create a web page based on iTunes XML data.
- Discover how the donated/purchased music collection is being cataloged and shared.
- Explore a variety of programming ideas ranging from small concerts to workshops.
- Understand the basics of valuing CDs, vinyl, VHS, and other mediums.
- Highlight how people are using the space and interacting with the collection.
- Use technologies like 3D printing, graphic design, and videography for promotional purposes.
Using CoSpaces Edu to Create Virtual and Augmented Reality ExperiencesSt. Petersburg College
Virtual Reality (VR), a simulated computer environment in three dimensions, is becoming more popular for gaming, movies, and education. According to CoSpaces Edu, their creative platform “complements traditional teaching methods by immersing students into a world where they can create, consume and connect with the curriculum on a completely new level, even through the revolutionary visual mediums of Virtual and Augmented Reality (AR).” Take what you learn here to create your own library programs to teach your users how to create meaningful and interactive experiences using VR/AR. In this webinar:
- Discover what Virtual Reality is and gain a brief historical summary of it.
- Learn and explore the differences between virtual, augmented, and mixed realities.
- Explore 360° video and photograph technologies to include in a variety of formats.
- Create your own 3D/360° environments using CoSpaces EDU to test in Virtual Reality.
- Learn how to use CoSpaces EDU as a student and as a teacher.
The document discusses various topics related to web design trends and technologies. It provides an agenda for learning key elements of good web design, technologies used to build websites like HTML, CSS and JavaScript, highlights current design trends defining modern sites, and suggests developing a toolkit to analyze other sites.
3D printing has been a focal point in library makerspaces for several years; however, it seems that interest in the technology has decelerated. The technology may have slowed down, but there is still a lot going on in this space, which can be overwhelming to keep up with it all. In this webinar:
- Learn what 3D printing is, how it works, and gain insight on how to implement/maintain, and to perhaps build your own 3D printer.
- Get a snapshot of some of the best 3D printers and products on the market, including an overview on resin and carbon printers.
- Discover a variety of 3D design applications to help with getting ideas to working prototypes.
- Study trends in digital scanning and other emerging 3D design/printing technologies.
- Interview an expert 3D designer/printer in the industry to get even more insight into this exciting technology.
Are you receiving questions about cutting cable? Are you working on a program to help users get on board with this growing trend? Cutting cable is one of the biggest consumer trends of 2017 and often libraries are faced with helping users navigate this seemingly complex and daunting task. During this webinar, we will help you create a toolbox to help users:
- Understand how the cable and satellite industry works.
- Discover various hardware solutions to gain access to high-quality TV stations.
- Learn the pros and cons of streaming media services.
- Construct a checklist to you prepare users to successfully cut their cable
Audio with slides: https://goo.gl/CzskBr
Python is a widely-used and powerful computer programming language that has helped system administrators manage computer networks and problem solve computer systems for decades. Python has also built some popular applications like BitTorrent, Blender, Calibre, Dropbox, and much more. Going further, the “Pi” in Raspberry Pi stands for Python, so learning Python will instill more confidence when working with Raspberry Pi projects. Python is usually the first programming language people learn primarily because it is easy to learn and provides a solid foundation to learn other computer programming languages. In this webinar,
• Learn what Python is and what it is capable of doing.
• Install Python’s IDE for Windows and work in the Python shell.
• Use calculations, variables, strings, lists, and if statements.
• Discover Python’s built-in functions and understand modules.
• Create simple programs to build on later.
The recording is available at https://youtu.be/ThcWmJFf-ho.
This document provides an overview of 3D printing and 3D design fundamentals. It discusses the history and process of 3D printing, different 3D printing technologies, common 3D file types, the basic 3D printing process, and tips for 3D printing. It also covers basic 3D design concepts like navigating 3D space, modeling techniques, materials, and rendering. Additionally, it introduces several free and paid 3D design applications as well as 3D printing services and repositories.
Are you being asked to do STEM activities in your classes and workshops and have no idea where to start or have little to no budget? STEM education refers to teaching and learning, mostly hands-on, in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. Integrating STEM activities in any discipline teaches how all things relate to each other, in school and in life. As a result, librarians, media specialists, and teachers are being asked to incorporate STEM learning activities into their curriculum, regardless of the subject matter, and many of these educators are unsure how to proceed. There are several ways to mix engaging STEM activities into your library programs and curriculum and this webinar will touch on the following and more to help you demystify STEM:
- Understand the importance of STEM education.
- Practice the four Cs of learning: collaboration, communication, critical thinking, and creativity.
- Collect best practices to create good and inexpensive (many free) STEM lessons.
- Teach 21st Century skills without technology.
- Learn strategies (e.g., productive struggle) to creatively solve real-world problems.
- Assess the success of your activities.
Learn to Compose, Record, and Produce Songs and Podcasts Using GarageBandSt. Petersburg College
GarageBand is a Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) that includes a large sound library, software instruments, guitar amplifiers and effects, music lessons, and even a virtual session drummer that can adapt to your songs. Since GarageBand has an easy-to-learn interface and there are no formal music training and/or instruments required, you will be composing, recording, producing, and sharing professional recordings and/or podcasts for your library in no time! In this webinar:
Learn what GarageBand is capable of doing (e.g., audio recording, music lessons, podcasts etc.).
Become familiar and comfortable with GarageBand’s interface
Understand basic recording terminology and practices that will translate to any DAW.
Appreciate how easy it is to create a podcast to include sounds, images, and videos.
See how GarageBand can be used to create multimodal assignments/activities.
Find alternatives to GarageBand and learn ways to run it virtually within other Operating Systems.
According to the Open Education Consortium, “sharing is probably the most basic characteristic of education: education is sharing knowledge, insights, and information with others, upon which new knowledge, skills, ideas, and understanding can be built." Whether they are purchased or freely acquired, librarians should be open to sharing their resources to everyone who wants to use them to enrich their lives through education. Open Education Resources (OER) include resources or tools that can be used and modified for free and without any legal or technical barriers, and when used properly can help foster a transparent culture of learning and engagement in our communities. In this webinar:
• Learn what Open Education Resources (OER) are and how they can be used to engender trust, generate rigorous learning opportunities, and potentially lead to smarter decision-making strategies.
• Discover a variety of OER and Open Access (OA) repositories to find accessible and authoritative resources, including textbooks, to use in curriculum.
• Acquire OER strategies for developing a variety of educational opportunities using a variety of formats.
•Understand various issues (e.g., GDPR) impacting OER in libraries.
According to a 2016 “Sales, Demographic, and Usage Data” report released by the Entertainment Software Association, 63% of U.S. households have at least one person who plays video games for 3 hours or more each week. This same report states that consumers spent $23.5 billion on games in 2015 and that games are “personal learning gateways” where we will start to see them more in schools and in professional life. Libraries that provide basic video game design classes can provide that spark that ignites the next wave of video game designers. In this webinar:
• Learn the basic components of video games.
• Receive step-by-step instructions for using Kodu Game Lab.
• Discover a variety of alternative gaming engines (GameMaker, etc.) where people can learn to experiment and ultimately to design their own video games.
In today’s age, it is important to have a basic understanding of computer programming. Although not everyone will become a computer programmer as a result, it is helpful these days to understand how computers and various software applications run code behind the scenes; plus, troubleshooting esoteric messages becomes much easier with some computer programming essentials under your belt. Without a doubt, it can be difficult to teach coding skills, but if fun and engaging tools are introduced it won’t be too bad. Thinking like a programmer does involve problem solving, but it can enhance creative confidence and inventive learning. In this webinar:
• Learn the basics of some visual programming languages like Scratch, Hopscotch, App Inventor, Raptor and others.
• Understand basic code syntax to gain important mathematical, computational, and creative thinking concepts through playful learning!
• Discover alternative tools and applications to give people practice programming while having fun!
• Gain other programming ideas, computing devices, and apps to help children & young adults thrive in a world based on technology.
How to Think in the Information Age: Finding Facts in a Post-Truth WorldSt. Petersburg College
With an ever-increasing daily torrent of information raining on people from almost every perceivable angle, it is impossible to process it all and, more importantly, to “separate the wheat from the chaff.” It is vital for everyone to be able to verify the accuracy and authority of information found on the Web while being able to detect bad data and lies to achieve the final goal of making intelligent decisions. As 21st Century library and information professionals, it is essential that we know how to think in the Information Age and to be able to pass this skill on to our users. In this webinar:
~ discover what misinformation is and explore ways to combat it.
~ learn to recognize misleading news, statistics, graphs, infographics, and more.
~ understand basic fallacies and how to detect bias.
~ appreciate how fast information spreads on social media and gather tools to help you become a stronger digital citizen.
~ utilize the scientific method to become a critical thinker in the Information Age.
Tom Stoppard said that “Every age thinks it’s the modern age, but this one really is” and he was spot on because innovation moves so quickly that it seems our world is blurring. All these technology advancements can make it difficult to select the most beneficial one[s] for your library to focus on, if any. In this webinar, discover what groundbreaking technologies will be on the horizon in 2017 and beyond and discuss as a group how all these advancements can fit into a variety of libraries to help them remain a guiding light into the future.
Libraries have been places of discovery and learning for a long time, but they are now taking it a step further, thanks to the makerspace movement, by providing an initial spark for ideas that may grow into an intellectual flame down the road. A makerspace is a collaborative learning environment where people of all ages and with common interests (e.g., science, technology, engineering, arts, and math — STEAM) can meet, socialize and/or collaborate while sharing innovative ideas and learning new skills. People can now visit their local library makerspace and gain hands-on experiences with emerging technologies that they probably do not have access to otherwise. Lifelong learning is a vital component for the continued success of libraries and makerspaces are just another aspect helping to make all this happen. In this webinar,
+ Learn how to create a library makerspace on little to no budget.
+ Discover the process/resources used to maintain an engaging makerspace that will thrive for many years.
+ Understand wholeheartedly that the library makerspace is a perfect place to share emerging technologies with patrons, so that they can become well-informed citizens and responsible users of technology.
+ Gain an appreciation as to what other libraries are doing in this new exciting space.
+ Acquire numerous programming ideas to help foster creativity and learning.
+ Survey the emerging technology landscape for new learning prospects to include in your makerspace.
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Are you interested in dipping your toes in the cloud native observability waters, but as an engineer you are not sure where to get started with tracing problems through your microservices and application landscapes on Kubernetes? Then this is the session for you, where we take you on your first steps in an active open-source project that offers a buffet of languages, challenges, and opportunities for getting started with telemetry data.
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Attendees will leave with an understanding of key observability concepts, become grounded in distributed tracing terminology, be aware of the components of openTelemetry, and know how to take their first steps to an open-source contribution!
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How Social Media Hackers Help You to See Your Wife's Message.pdfHackersList
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This webinar will cover a step-by-step guide to Cosmos, an open source package from Astronomer that helps you easily run your dbt Core projects as Airflow DAGs and Task Groups, all with just a few lines of code. We’ll walk through:
- Standard ways of running dbt (and when to utilize other methods)
- How Cosmos can be used to run and visualize your dbt projects in Airflow
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Link to presentation recording and transcript: https://bnctechforum.ca/sessions/details-of-description-part-ii-describing-images-in-practice/
Presented by BookNet Canada on June 25, 2024, with support from the Department of Canadian Heritage.
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Join TrustArc, Goodwin, and Snyk privacy experts as they discuss the changes we’ve seen in the first half of 2024 and gain insight into the concrete, actionable steps you can take to up-level your privacy program in the second half of the year.
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** Episode Overview **
In this first episode of our quality series, Kristen Hansen and the panel discuss:
⦿ What do we mean when we say patent quality?
⦿ Why is patent quality important?
⦿ How to balance quality and budget
⦿ The importance of searching, continuations, and draftsperson domain expertise
⦿ Very practical tips, tricks, examples, and Kristen’s Musts for drafting quality applications
https://www.aurorapatents.com/patently-strategic-podcast.html
Quality Patents: Patents That Stand the Test of Time
Understanding Artificial Intelligence
2. Agenda:
• Discover what Artificial Intelligence (AI) is and how it is becoming a
“machine trait.”
• Gain an appreciation of AI pioneers like John McCarthy, Alan Turing,
Marvin Minsky et al.
• Explore some applications that could play a role in your library.
• Reflect on the future of AI and the implications for libraries and society
in general.
• Special Guest, Owen Cegielski from STEM School and Academy in
Highlands Ranch, Colorado, will discuss various AI projects.
7. “If we want our machines to possess anything
approximating human intelligence, maybe we should
think about giving them a childhood, too.”
- Alison Gopnik
Source: https://goo.gl/6GVKkp
9. AI Applications:
• Game playing - To beat a world champion by brute force and known reliable heuristics requires
being able to look at 200 million positions per second.
• Speech recognition - it is possible to instruct some computers using speech, most users have
gone back to the keyboard and the mouse as still more convenient.
• Understanding natural language - The computer has to be provided with an understanding of the
domain the text is about, and this is presently possible only for very limited domains.
• Computer vision - full computer vision requires partial three-dimensional information that is not
just a set of two-dimensional views. At present there are only limited ways of representing three-
dimensional information directly, and they are not as good as what humans evidently use.
• Expert systems - A ``knowledge engineer'' interviews experts in a certain domain and tries to
embody their knowledge in a computer program for carrying out some task.
• Heuristic classification - most feasible kinds of expert system is to put some information in one of
a fixed set of categories using several sources of information.
Source: https://goo.gl/g1q7vg
10. Top 5 best Programming Languages for Artificial Intelligence
Source: https://goo.gl/mLq1GM
11. Play Tic Tac Toe Against AI (Python)
Code available at https://github.com/geekcomputers/Python
12. Natural Language Processing
• Car User Interface (CUI?)
• Voice biometrics
• How do we interact with connected devices?
• How WILL we interact with connected devices?
• App based? Too many apps for one device (e.g., Philips Hue)
• Sentient?
• Hello Natural Language!
• Internet of Things (IoT) will continue to capture, track, and
share data. What will AI do with it?
17. OpenCV was built to provide a common
infrastructure for computer vision applications
and to accelerate the use of machine
perception in commercial products.
Open Source Computer Vision Library is
an open source computer vision and
machine learning software library.
https://opencv.org
18. Painting by Harold Cohen's AARON sold for $2,000!
Source: https://goo.gl/UUpvwM
AI Artist
21. Professor John McCarthy, 1958 - 2011
Image source: http://jmc.stanford.edu
“I don't see that human intelligence is something
that humans can never understand."
Founded the field of Artificial Intelligence
22. Alan Turing, (1912–1954)
Educator, Mathematician
“A computer would deserve to be called
intelligent if it could deceive a human into
believing that it was human.”
33. Revolving Discovery, which sees retailers
developing in-store programming and
thematic displays to give customers
something new each time they visit.
Libraries??!!
Source: https://goo.gl/W9kZ2b
Retail OS (or maybe Library OS) would use an underlying layer
of technology (perhaps AI and biometrics) to enhance the in-
store (or in-library) experience.
34. Reflect on the future of AI and the implications
for libraries and society in general.
38. New Google AI Can Have Real Life Conversations With Strangers
Video: https://youtu.be/lXUQ-DdSDoE
39. “A super intelligent AI will be extremely good at accomplishing its
goals, and if those goals aren't aligned with ours, we're in trouble.
- Stephen Hawking
40. “… to fund war gaming, experimentation and the demonstration of new technologies aimed at ensuring
a continued military edge over China and Russia.” The military is looking to develop more advanced
weapons technologies that will include autonomous weapons and deep learning machines.”
Source: https://goo.gl/goNL1E
41. Keep your eye on Google:
• Google Neural Machine Translation - Bridging the gap between human
and machine translations.
• Google Deep Dream – Inside an AI brain. A computer vision program that
uses a neural network to find and enhance patterns in images.
• Google Reply - an AI-based messaging technology for Android.
• Google Now - predictive cards with information and daily updates in the
Google app for Android and iOS.
• Google Brain - deep learning artificial intelligence that combines open-
ended machine learning research with system engineering and Google-
scale computing resources.
43. Most machine learning researchers expect machines
will be able to create top quality music by 2036.
More studies: https://goo.gl/X6pK2F
Predictions of Human-Level AI Timelines
44. Microsoft deletes 'teen girl' AI after it became a
Hitler-loving sex robot within 24 hours
Source: https://goo.gl/qydQj1
45. Which photo is real?
AI-Generated Photos: https://goo.gl/xzUcBB
Check out FaceApp too!
53. About STEM School Highlands Ranch
At STEM School Highlands Ranch we put innovation in the center of learning to unleash the potential of all students
and prepare them for an exponentially changing world. Don't just read about our school; See what we do every day!
We are more than a school. We are a think tank, a learning lab and a catalyst for creativity.
We infuse STEM into all classrooms. We challenge students with STEM-based, real-world problem solving fueled
by constant exploration, inquiry and discovery.
We empower students. We put students in the driver’s seat of their learning, engaging and empowering them to
push their own unique boundaries of innovative learning, thinking and doing.
We see teachers as catalysts. Here, teachers are role models and innovation coaches who provide the framework
for learning.
We innovate and learn together. Here, we leverage the power of collaboration, teamwork and group think to build,
design and create solutions to real world problems.
Our goal is not only to prepare students to thrive in the constant world of re-invention, but to lead it.
54. We were covered all over the
news for this AI project!
● Here’s the 9News Story!
● Check out the Denver Post story
here!
● Colorado Public Radio’s
Interview here!
● KOA “I Heart Radio” here!
It starts at 1 hour, 26 minutes
and 9 seconds (I think?)
55. World History &
Archaeology
courses should
be engaging
and relevant to
our 21st C.
Digital Natives!
1) Virtual and Augmented Reality
2) Game-Based Learning
3) Robotics and AI integration
4) Digital 3D modeling
5) Socratic Seminars and debates
6) Historical Performances
7) Experiential, Innovative learning
8) Archaeological mysteries featuring problem-
solving
9) GIS mapping of data
10) Students as designers and inventors!
Q. Why stress a cross-disciplinary focus with
problem-based learning in history? Why AI?
56. “You know the
greatest danger facing
us is ourselves, an
irrational fear of the
unknown. But there’s
no such thing as the
unknown– only things
temporarily hidden,
temporarily not
understood.” - Capt.
James T. Kirk
“Woolf, et al., (2013) proposed some “grand challenges” that artificial
intelligence in education should work to address, including:
● Virtual mentors for every learner: Omnipresent support that
integrates user modeling, social simulation and knowledge
representation.
● Addressing 21st century skills: Assist learners with self-
direction, self-assessment, teamwork and more.
● Analysis of interaction data: Synthesize data about
individual learning, social and learning contexts and
personal interests.
● Provide opportunities for global classrooms: Increase the
interconnectedness and accessibility of classrooms
worldwide.
● Lifelong and lifewide technologies: Taking learning outside
of the classroom and into the learner’s life outside of school.Check out this Forbes’ article and NPR’s report on
artificial intelligence in education.
57. Exemplar: Opening PBL Statement for the WWI AI Lesson!
URGENT TELEGRAM
RECEIVED: 30 JULY, 1914
THE NATIONS OF EUROPE ARE ON THE VERGE OF WAR WHICH WILL INVOLVE US ALL STOP THIS
WAR CAN BE PREVENTED STOP WE URGE ALL DELEGATIONS TO ATTEND THE PEACE CONFERENCE
CONVENING IN BRUSSELS STOP
ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE FOR YOUR DELEGATION TO MEET IN BRUSSELS ON JULY 31,
1914 STOP IN ORDER TO EXPEDITE THIS CONFERENCE, IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT YOU PREPARE TO
ENGAGE IN A DIALOGUE WITH OTHER NATION’S LEADERS TO HEAR THEIR DEMANDS AND
PERSUADE THEM NOT TO INCREASE HOSTILITIES, LEADING TO WAR STOP
MINISTER OF FOREIGN RELATIONS
KINGDOM OF BELGIUM
58. You will program your AI as a game simulation, similar to a “Choose
your Own Adventure!” Requirements:
● 1) Explore use of the software at: https://api.ai/. A good
written guide can be found here. Please view this STEM
student-made video tutorial here which includes additional
code to help your AI have a temperament, an AI with
attitude! You may also need to download the Google Home
App on Google Play or Itunes. Once you program your AI
with the API.AI software, you’ll need export and upload it into
Google Home via the APP. Extra Note: Google Home
simulator.
● Other software option: TensorFlow for more advanced
“Machine Learning.”
The WWI AI Lesson:
The Process
Kaiser Wilhelm II brought back to
life 100 years later!
59. ● 2) Based on your collected information above, program a dialogue in AI, in which you defend your country’s position. Your AI will
be the historical leader of your country who will interact with a yet to be determined delegate team of another country. So, for
example, your AI will be activated by “OK, Tsar Nicholas II.” Your AI should be prepared to present biographical detail of your
country’s leader.
● 3) Next, program your country’s initial position in a short speech, providing some historical background leading up to the July
Crisis. Begin your dialogue initially hostile and aggressive, defending why you want to declare war. Remember, you will also need
to predict what questions your AI will be asked and feature an appropriate response.
● 4) Program different paths and outcomes! If delegates (game players) from another country ask you the “right” questions and
provide appropriate responses, you will begin to consider various paths of peace. If opposing delegates ask you the “wrong”
questions, you will move towards the path of declaring war! So, your AI game will feature two game outcomes: war or peace!
More advanced coders can also program “termperaments” (see guides below for further instructions!)
● 5) Your AI simulation should last approximately 5-10 minutes for the gameplayer, present plenty of historically accurate
biographical info and historical background, and feature multiple paths and outcomes, leading to peace or war depending upon the
player’s actions.
Step 3: Once all groups have finished programming their AI’s, we will rotate delegation groups, facing the different AI simulations from all
countries represented. If enough groups succeed with convincing the AI’s to pursue a path to peace, then World War I will be averted. If
not, the War begins!
The WWI AI Lesson: The Process
61. “Archeology followed excavations within
some of these caves located in the
jungle of west-central Belize, Central
America, during the summer of 2000,
with reports straight from the field
during the investigation of elite burials,
stone monuments, and art within the
caves.”
The caves of West-Central Belize are
areas in which the ancient Maya
performed rituals and sacrifices. Much
of the cave is filled with broken pottery
waiting to be discovered.
Dig Site:
The Maya Caves
of West-Central
Belize
https://archive.archaeology.org/online/features/belize/xibalba.html
62. Student-Designed Problem Statement
The caves in Belize
have a number of
cramped, compact
areas, (left) and
histoplasmosis is also
a concern (right).
Harmful wildlife is also
present near and at
the site.
63. Fer-De-Lance (left) and Assassin Bug (right)
Retrieved from http://www.nerowolfe.org/htm/corpus/Fer-
de-Lance/
Retrieved from
https://citybugs.tamu.edu/factsheets/landscape/others/
ent-1003/
64. SOLUTION:
The RAD Robot
coded with
API.AI to
respond to
voice
commands!
Purpose:
To find artifacts
within the cave that
may be difficult or
even dangerous to
find, see, or
retrieve.
Function:
To document
artifacts and cave
layouts without
touching or
potentially
damaging objects
within the cave.
Design:
A motor with an
ultrasonic sensor
and functional
treads.
Cost:
With programming and application components, estimated cost
would be roughly $40,000.
65. Future AI Plans for Archaeology
● New Project in development between machine
learning with TensorFlow, drones and Google Earth
Engine API
● Drones capture film footage over sites
● Archaeology students use TensorFlow to create an
AI that can visually identify man-made artifacts on the
ground and map GIS data to draw conclusions on
ancient human activities.
● A simple kit version is sold at local stores like Target.
● Case studies using Google Earth Engine for data
sets
References: http://discovermagazine.com/2015/may/20-
playing-the-field
67. Example of how data
from the Tensorflow AI
could be viewed
geospatially in Google
Earth Engine.
Note: This example was
developed by another
corporation, but it’s
similar in concept, in
which students can map
human activity on the
ground.