There are loads of things we (in HE and education more broadly) need to think about and do when it comes to generative AI, both cognitively and practically. I am alert to and concerned about the ethical and practical implications of generative AI tools but here want to focus on ways in which we (teachers and students) might find ways to use these tools productively (as well as ethically and with integrity). My view is that the ‘wow’ (or OMG) moment experienced when you witness tools like chatGPT spouting text needs to be looked beyond and ways in which the mooted idea of AI personal assistants can actually be realised need to be explored and shared. As a compulsive fiddler I am sometimes struck by how little other people have experimented but need to remember that stuff I might do in my spare time may have limited appeal for others (I am, after all, a Spurs supporter).

This first video then (4 mins) shows how I might take take some lecture notes (which may be notes from anything of course) and then uses ChatGPT to make sense of them.

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Prompts used, outputs and original notes