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Advice and Guidance

Exploring the GPT Store

Two months ago, OpenAI announced the launch of GPT’s (Generative Pre-trained Transformers), custom versions of ChatGPT powered by its text- and image-generating AI models (e.g. GPT 4 & Dalle 3).  These tools allow users to combine skills, instructions and knowledge to perform most tasks within the limitations of a large language model. We covered the […]

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Advice and Guidance

Summer event 2022

Our National centre for AI in tertiary education summer event took place on 24th June 2022.  It was an opportunity to show our progress over the last year and share our plans for next year. The day started with an introduction to the work of the national centre for AI in tertiary education. Covering our […]

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Examples of AI in education

Ten Tips When Conducting A.I. Pilots

In this installment of the AI in Education: Here and Now series Rob Howe, Head of Learning Technology at University of Northampton, shares his experiences of conducting pioneering AI Pilots. The University of Northampton has been following A.I. developments for many years and discussion on this topic is now integrated into some of the academic […]

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Product Pilots

Chatbot Pilot: Learning Together – Question and Answer Sets

At the national centre for AI in tertiary education we’re piloting a number of promising AI solutions. As well as allowing us to evaluate different solutions, running these pilots gives us an opportunity to learn more about how to develop and deploy AI effectively. In this blog series – Chatbot Pilots: Learning Together – we […]

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Examples of AI in education

How digital assistants are promoting enhanced accessibility at the Open University

The Open University uses Taylor, an AI-based digital assistant, to improve the student experience for disabled learners. In this instalment of the Here and Now series, the national centre for AI in tertiary education speaks with Dr Tim Coughlan, Senior Lecturer in Education Technology at the Open University, to explore the benefits and practicalities of […]