6/6 - The AI in Education Newsletter by MagicSchool.ai

AI in Education Newsletter
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Thank you so much for being a valued subscriber. This week, we have merged our newsletter into the "AI in Education Newsletter" to combine our MagicSchool.ai and Unchartedai.org communities! We think you'll like it - see below for our quick updates and engaging content related to the world of AI!

TLDR Updates from MagicSchool.ai

New Tools & Features: We have added a clear directions tool to ensure that your directions are crystal clear for student-facing assignments. We have also updated several tools to have even more consistent and high-quality outputs, such as the text leveler, text scaffolder, and others.

Professor Uses Magic School with College Students: Jason Gulya, Ph.D. - a professor of English at Berkeley College shared a post on how he used the Text Leveler Tool in Magic School to teach his students English on LinkedIn - Check out his viral post here. 

Input, feedback, or interested in working with us to bring MagicSchool to your school or district? You can reply directly to this e-mail and I’ll get back to you promptly!

AI in Education Reads

The Future Of Education - Disruption Caused By AI And ChatGPT (Forbes)- AI and large language models like ChatGPT are poised to drastically alter education, with a recent survey revealing a third of U.S. college students already use AI chatbots for homework assignments; as education systems grapple to adapt to this disruption, experts urge the integration of AI into teaching, much like the introduction of calculators in math classrooms, to foster future-ready learners and enrich the educational experience across all age levels.

The Education Department Outlines What It Wants From AI (EdSurge) - As the educational system grapples with the rapid rise of AI technologies such as ChatGPT, the U.S. Department of Education is urging cautious integration of AI tools in classrooms to support overworked teachers and increase equity, while advocating for further research into AI's potential effects on educational outcomes and avoiding known risks of the technology.

AI Headlines

Lawyer apologizes for fake court citations from ChatGPT (CNN):An attorney's use of ChatGPT in a lawsuit against Avianca faltered as the AI's "research" included fabricated court cases, reinforcing that AI is not quite ready to replace legal professionals.

Quote or Meme about AI

“We’ve never seen a technology move as fast as AI has to impact society and technology. This is by far the fastest moving technology that we’ve ever tracked in terms of its impact and we’re just getting started.” - Paul Daugherty, Chief Technology and Innovation officer, Accenture

That’s it for today’s update! Until next week - keep up with us on LinkedIn, Instagram, Tik Tok, YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook.

Warm regards,

Adeel Khan
Founder & CEO, MagicSchool.ai