by BrainStream Chief Marketing Officer Ya-Hui (Laura) Kao Forget building large language models (LLMs) from scratch—Silicon Valley investors are now focusing on AI-powered applications like BrainStream. Startups that once faced skepticism for simply “wrapping” OpenAI’s technology are now at the forefront of AI’s next big wave. Take Harvey, for example. The legal AI software company,…
by BrainStream Chief Operating Officer Tzu-Ying (Kimberley) Chen The pervasive integration of artificial intelligence (AI) in education has sparked concerns about its impact on students’ creativity. A recent survey revealed that nearly half of parents fear AI could hinder their children’s ability to generate original ideas. Educators echo this sentiment, observing that reliance on AI…
What if you could generate an entire research paper in minutes at the level of a PhD student? AI tools are now making this possible with a new feature called Deep Research. This has the potential to be a game-changer for students and researchers. But what does it mean for education? Will it help students…
“We gave Claude a 24 page academic paper outlining a new way of creating teaching games with AI, along with some unrelated instruction manuals for other games. We asked the AI to use those examples and write a customer-friendly guide for a game based on our academic paper. The results were extremely high-quality. To do this, the…
In the rapidly evolving landscape of education, instructors continually seek innovative methods to enhance their teaching practices and engage students more effectively. Jeremy Caplan, Director of Teaching and Learning at CUNY’s Newmark Graduate School of Journalism, has embraced artificial intelligence (AI) as a transformative tool in course design. By integrating AI into his workflow, Caplan…
Have you ever wished for a textbook that could talk back—one you could ask questions of and get instant, tailored guidance? CharGPT for Education looks at how Jeanne Law, a Professor of Digital Writing and Director of First-Year Composition at Kennesaw State University created a personalized writing assistant. See how she did it at https://edunewsletter.openai.com/p/teaching-with-chatgpt-interactive
Doan Winkel of John Carroll University shares a post on https://edunewsletter.openai.com that shows how to use AI to create a role-playing tutor, in this case for interviews, but it could be on any subject: Role: You are an experienced entrepreneurship mentor. You have been coaching college students in entrepreneurship for over 20 years, specializing in customer…
Chartr reports on AI Venture funding this week: “According to data out earlier this week from analytics firm Dealroom, the AI funding frenzy continued at pace last year with ~$110 billion pouring into the sector globally, around 33% of the total investment in the entire VC space. That figure includes multi-billion dollar 2024 funding rounds…
The AI x Education Substack looks at how Smart Textbooks will change education. It’s already happening in Korea. “We’ve moved from paper textbooks to online textbooks, and now the future seems to be heading towards AI-powered textbooks. South Korea is leading the way, working on bringing AI textbooks into their schools. By next semester, their…
Google continues to spin out AI tools. In addition to Notebook LM, which made a big splash in 2024 with its Podcast and outline generation features, now there is also Learn About. Aimed more at students, it takes a more conversational approach than ChatGPT, and so can be thought of as more of a tutor….
