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There was a huge amount of interest in sharing details of AI tools in our last HE Community session.

We’ve given some thought to how we might best do that in a way that is both useful but also achievable.

There are lots of directories of AI tools and we don’t want to try and compete or replicate that.  We think the value is understanding how people are using them.  So we are going to focus on sharing details of AI tools and features that we hear people are using and link to any story or information about how.  Defining ‘AI tools’ is getting increasingly hard, as AI is built into more and more tools, hence the mention of both ‘tools’ and ‘features’ – the latter which might be in any application.

We are going to do a very light first draft as a blog post, based on the recent community event and other recent events to get feedback, and will then take it from there. At this point, we aren’t going to overthink the categorisation (we could spend ages down that rabbit hole!).

This listing includes contributions from across the AI team.

Version 1.1 – 11th Sept 2024. First version published in August 2024
Version 1.2 – 14th Oct 2024. First version published in August 2024
Version 1.3 – 30th Oct 2024. First version published in August 2024

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General Chatbots and Assistants

ChatGPT

Claude

Google Gemini

LearnWise

Microsoft Copilot (Web)

Microsoft Copilot 365

Poe

RaffleAI

Image Generation

Adobe Firefly

MidJourney

Learning and Teaching

Anywyse

Bodyswaps

Blackboard

Feedback Fruits

Graide

Jamworks

Keath AI

Teachermatic

Tutello

Content Creation

Bril AI

Canva

ElevenLabs

Gamma

Github Copilot

Skybox 360

SlideSpeak

SmartyAI

Synthesia

Accessibility

Be My Eyes

Goblin.tools

Google Lens

Grammarly

Microsoft Immersive Reader

Microsoft Seeing AI

Microsoft SpeakerCoach

Speechify

Research and Analysis

Audemic

Consensus

Elicit

Explorance MLY

Research Rabbit

Student Voice

General Chatbots and Assistants

ChatGPT

Description: The original general-purpose generative AI chatbot.

ChatGPT application with "Hello World" in the text box
ChatGPT

Getting Started: Go to the ChatGPT website to create an account. There is no cost for the basic version.

Examples of use:

Key Information:

(entry created 28 August 2024. updated 3o October 2024)

Claude

Description: Claude is an AI chatbot from Anthropic, that is built on multiple models, currently running on Claude 3.5 (Sonnet). It is built to be a responsible AI with strong ethical principles. It can be used for analysis, writing, maths, coding and other projects.

Getting Started: Go to the Claude website, create an account and you will be able to start interacting with Claude.

Examples of use: 

  • None currently – we’d love submissions of examples.

Key Information

(entry created 28 August 2024. updated 3o October 2024)

Google Gemini

Description: Google Gemini is a family of multimodal large language models developed by Google DeepMind, serving as the successor to LaMDA and PaLM 2. Comprising the Gemini Ultra, Gemini Pro, Gemini Flash, and Gemini Nano models.

Getting Started: To get started with Gemini, just go to the Gemini website where users will have access to the Gemini 1.5 Flash model. To use Gemini Advanced, you will need to subscribe to Google One for access

Examples of use:

Key Information:

(entry created 28 August 2024)

LearnWise

Description: AI-powered university companion, for streamlining access to support services.

“Screenshot of the Explore AI platform by Jisc. The page introduces Explore AI as a collection of AI demos, use cases, and resources for learning about artificial intelligence in educational settings. At the top, there is a menu with options: Home, Demos, Case Studies, GenAI in Practice, and Use Cases. The main section includes a title ‘Welcome to Explore AI’ with a description about the platform. Below, there’s a section titled ‘What is Artificial Intelligence?’ with a definition. Three icons and titles below represent sections: ‘AI Demos,’ ‘Case Studies,’ and one partially visible icon. A chat window on the right side, titled ‘EduBot AI,’ describes key features of ExploreAI, including AI Demos and Use Cases, highlighting functions like Question Generation, Face Emotion Detection, and Feedback Tools.”
LearnWise Chatbot on ExploreAI

Getting Started: To get started, you can book a demo with LearnWise.

Examples of use: 

Key Information

  • Cost:  Flexible – varies with use cases.
  • Enterprise version available? Yes
  • Privacy and IPR statement? Yes, see the Learnwise privacy policy for details
  • GDPR statement? Yes, EU based company
  • Accessibility statement or guidance: No
  • Age Restrictions: 18+ or under with parental consent Learnwise Terms and Conditions.
  • Tried by Jisc AI Team? Yes – tested extensively and moving to pilot.

(entry created 28 August 2024. updated 3o October 2024)

Microsoft Copilot (Web)

Description: Microsoft Copilot is a generative artificial intelligence chatbot developed by Microsoft, it is the evolution of the Bing Chat app. Based on the large language model GPT-4 from OpenAI, it is a chat tool focused on searching for information from the internet and can generate images. It does not have access to organisational resources within Microsoft 365.

Getting Started: To create a Copilot account, go to the Copilot website. 

Examples of use 

Key Information:

(entry created 28 August 2024)

Microsoft Copilot 365

Description: Microsoft Copilot is a generative artificial intelligence chatbot developed by Microsoft. Based on the large language model GPT-4 from OpenAI, these are a set of generative AI tools for Microsoft 365 (i.e. Word, Excel, PowerPoint etc).

Getting Started: To create a Copilot account, go to the Copilot website, note that Copilot 365 is available as an add-on to Microsoft 365 and requires a Microsoft 365 subscription to purchase.

Examples of use:

Key Information:

 (entry created 28 August 2024)

Poe

Description: Poe is a platform of AI-powered bots, powered by models from several sources, trained by different companies such as OpenAI, Anthropic, Google & Meta.

Getting Started: Free bot access & creation, with daily limits on use. Certain models are for paid subscribers only.

Examples of use: 

Key information:

  • Cost: Free, paid version £16.67pm/£199.99pa
  • Enterprise version available?  No
  • Privacy and IPR statement? See the Poe privacy policy for details
  • GDPR statement?  Yes, via standard contractual clauses.
  • Accessibility statement or guidance? No
  • Age Restrictions:  Over 13 with parental consent.
  • Tried by Jisc’s AI Team? Yes, used to create widely shareable bots allowing for access to models.

(entry created 28 August 2024)

Raffle AI

Description: Raffle is an AI-powered search engine that helps organisations access information by integrating with internal systems and using natural language processing and vector search to resolve queries. There is an AI chat as well but for the demo, it was only AI search available.

Raffle AI trained on Jisc University demo website
Raffle AI

Getting Started: to get started with Raffle you will need to provide the URL that you want the bot trained on. From there you can sign up for a 7-day free trial and get started with their chatbot. More info is available at Raffle AI Start Guide.

Examples of use: None currently – we’d love submissions of examples.

Key Information:

  • Cost: Free 7-day demo. Costs are not available but seem to be something that comes after a demo call. See Raffle AI pricing.
  • Enterprise version available? Yes, seems to be available after demo call.
  • Privacy and IPR: Yes, see the Raffle AI Privacy policy
  • GDPR statement? Yes, see the Raffle AI Privacy products page
  • Accessibility statement or guidance: Yes, see the Raffle AI Accessibility page
  • Age Restrictions: None listed in terms and conditions.
  • AI Team? Yes, tested thoroughly on the trial, implemented on a tester site and works well for retrieving pages based on queries. Note that the trial does not allow for integration of the system, just testing the trained materials on their platform.

(entry created 30 October 2024)

Image Creation

Adobe Firefly

Description: Adobes text to image generation tool, built on their proprietary AI model.

Getting Started: Easy to start, just create an Adobe account and access the free plan.

Examples of Use:

Key Information:

  • Cost: 25 Free credits per month, Firefly Premium Plan is £4.49pm the Adobe Express plan starts at £9.98/mo incl. VAT
  • Enterprise version available? Yes
  • Privacy and IPR statement? Yes, see Adobe’s privacy policy and a recent clarification
  • GDPR statement? Yes, see Adobe’s extensive GDPR information
  • Accessibility statement or guidance: Yes, see Adobe’s Accessibility pages
  • Age Restrictions: 5 years + Adobe Firefly K-12
  • Tried by Jisc’s AI Team? Yes, tested extensively and used by the team for some content generation and as a candidate for a future pilot.

(entry created 28 August 2024. updated 3o October 2024)

Midjourney

Description: Image generation platform using custom model, text to image only.

Getting Started: Image generation platform using a custom model, text to image. Midjourney includes an image editor that lets you revise prompts, modify specific areas of an image, edit, and add new elements.

A collage of nine distinct images on the Midjourney image generator page. The images include a digital art depiction of a futuristic woman with a cybernetic design, a fluffy pink owl with large eyes on a blue background, a close-up black and white portrait of a woman with dark hair and freckles, a leopard peering through green foliage, a close-up of brightly colored fingernails painted to look like small sneakers, a golden abstract design, an intricately carved wooden artwork of a witch holding a torch, a cartoon monkey in a hoodie holding a skateboard, and a modern, luxurious apartment interior with a curved bed and panoramic city views.
Midjourney

Examples of Use:

  • None currently – we’d love submissions of examples.

Key Information:

  • Cost: $10 pm basic plan, $30 pm for a standard plan
  • Enterprise version available? No
  • Privacy and IPR statement? Yes, see Midjourney’s privacy policy
  • GDPR statement? Yes, see clause 6 of Midjourney’s privacy policy
  • Accessibility statement or guidance: No
  • Age Restrictions: 13+ and meet the age of digital consent in the country of usage, see clause 3 of Midjourney’s privacy policy for details
  • Tried by Jisc’s AI Team? Yes, tested out on Discord by the team

(entry created 28 August 2024)

Learning and Teaching

Anywyse 

Description: Platform that uses generative AI to allow educators to create short podcast-style learning resources.

Getting Started: Start a free trial through the AnyWyse website.

Examples of use:

Key Information:

(entry created 28 August 2024. updated 3o October 2024)

Bodyswaps

Description: A skills training platform, using VR to create the environments for participants, and with AI-powered analysis to give feedback on a user’s performance.

Getting Started: To get started, you can book a demo with Bodyswaps.

A virtual reality scene from the Bodyswaps application showing a digital avatar of a woman with short red hair and glasses, seated behind a desk in an office setting. The avatar is wearing a light blue shirt. Behind her is a wall with a modern abstract painting in shades of yellow, black, and gray. The room has a drop ceiling with visible tiles and a green door on the right side. The user interface at the bottom of the screen includes a prompt that reads, ‘Press the Start Recording button, then speak out loud,’ with a large orange button labeled ‘Start Recording’ featuring a microphone icon. In the top left corner, there is a menu icon, and in the top right corner, a pause button.
Bodyswaps

Examples of use:

Key Information:

  • Cost: Flexible – varies with use cases. Available through Jisc licensing, see subscriptions manager for details.
  • Enterprise version available? Yes
  • Privacy and IPR statement? Yes, see Bodyswap’s privacy policy
  • GDPR statement? Yes
  • Accessibility statement or guidance: Yes, see Bodyswap’s accessibility statement
  • Age Restrictions: None
  • Tried by Jisc’s AI Team? Yes- tested extensively, and successfully taken to pilot.

(entry created 28 August 2024)

Blackboard – AI Design Assistant

Description: Blackboards AI Design Assistant is a tool aimed at educators to help create learning modules, make rubrics, create question banks, and design assessments for all levels of education. More information on the Design Assistant is available here: Blackboard AI Assistant.

Getting Started: Go to Anthology website and sign up for a 30-day free trial.

Examples of use: Yes, case study here: Case Study Blackboard

Key Information:

  • Cost: Available upon request.
  • Enterprise version available? Yes.
  • Privacy and IPR: Yes, see the Anthology Data Privacy policy
  • GDPR statement? Yes, see the Anthology Data Privacy policy
  • Accessibility statement or guidance: Yes, see the Accessibility page
  • Age Restrictions: None, more info on data collection and use is available here: Privacy statement
  • AI Team? Yes, demo tried and several members of the team have used it previously. Also, a Case study of use from members is available here: Case Study Blackboard 

(entry created 14 October 2024)

FeedBack Fruits

Description: An AI platform that aims to improve students’ academic and professional writing styles by automating feedback on structural elements like citation, academic style, grammar, and structure.

Getting Started: Book a demo through the FeedbackFruits website.

Examples of use:

Key Information:

  • Cost:  Pricing on application
  • Enterprise version available? 
  • Privacy and IPR statement? Yes, see the FeedbackFruits Privacy policy
  • GDPR statement? Yes, see the FeedbackFruits Privacy policy
  • Accessibility statement or guidance: Yes, see FeedbackFruits Accessibility: WCAG Compliance page
  • Age Restrictions: 18+ for US
  • Tried by Jisc’s AI Team? Piloted by Jisc AI Team

(entry created 28 August 2024)

Graide

Description: AI-powered teaching assistant, with an emphasis on reducing workload by utilising AI to assist in essay grading.

Getting Started: Request a demo on the Graide website

Examples of use:

Key Information

  • Cost: Pricing available on request
  • Enterprise version available? Yes, institutional licenses are offered – pricing available on request.
  • Privacy and IPR statement? Yes, see the Graide privacy policy
  • GDPR statement?  Yes, covered in the Graide privacy policy
  • Accessibility statement or guidance: No
  • Age Restrictions: No mention on site but is aimed at use in universities.
  • Tried by Jisc’s AI Team? Yes, successfully piloted

(entry created 28 August 2024)

Jamworks

Description: Jamworks is a powerful AI note-taking and revision tool that automatically turns lectures into useful study materials – such as well-organised text notes, video chapters, interactive flashcards and personalised AI chatbots. 

Getting Started: Get started with a free trial or book a demo through the Jamworks website.

Examples of use:

Cost:  

(entry created 28 August 2024. updated 3o October 2024)

Keath AI

Description: Keath.ai is a generative AI platform that provides feedback on students’ essays, reports and dissertations. Educators can train their own version of Keath’s AI model, meaning that the platform is sensitive to specific assessment rubrics and how they are interpreted in practice. The training process requires as few as ten essays to be manually graded against the specified rubric. With Keath.ai, educators are also able to review and amend the platform’s feedback. Keath.ai intends to act as a digital marking assistant – not to replace human markers. This is emphasised by Keath’s human-in-the-loop model, which requires human input to confirm feedback and marks provided by the system.

Getting Started: If you go onto Keath AI Website and click ‘Try Keath’ you’ll be able to test out Keath using a test file to see how the AI grades and provides feedback on a variety of different assignment types – essays, reports, dissertations and even EPQs.

As you’ll see, feedback is broken down into knowledge, independent study, development of argument, application, and transferable skills – with each of these sections being marked out of 20. The final score is given out of 100.

Please note that this demo environment uses basic rubrics. The demo does not allow you to customise rubrics, but the full version does have this capability, allowing the upload of mark schemes for additional ease of use.

Examples of use:

  • ai is being piloted in over 20 institutions globally, including UK universities.
  • We’d love submissions of examples.

 Key Information:

  • Cost: Costs vary based on the extent of use. Currently, there is a one-time training cost of £300 per module for universities and an annual usage fee of £300 for up to 100 students across 3 assessments within a module. For universities, Keath.ai runs a free trial of up to 10 modules (including training and usage) and they then offer a paid pilot of up to 50 modules at a 50% discount with unlimited training. 
  • Enterprise version available? See above
  • Privacy and IPR: Yes, Keath Privacy Policy here and notes on IPR can be found in their Terms of Service
  • GDPR statement? Yes, see Keath Privacy Policy
  • Accessibility statement or guidance: Yes see Keath Accessibility Statement
  • Age Restrictions: Intended for use by educators
  • AI Team? Yes, Jisc has used the demo environment version and has had a full demonstration of Keath AI

(entry created 30 October 2024)

TeacherMatic

Description: AI platform for teachers, uses content generation tools to create lesson plans, rubrics, schemes of work and more to save educators time.

Getting Started: Register for a free demo at their website.

A screenshot of the Teachermatic platform showing various educational tool generators. The interface has a clean, modern design with a white and blue color scheme. On the left side, a vertical menu lists categories such as ‘All Generators,’ ‘Top Generators,’ ‘New Generators,’ ‘Favourites,’ and ‘Saved Results,’ along with sectors like ‘Primary,’ ‘Secondary,’ ‘Vocational,’ and ‘Higher Education.’ The main part of the screen displays a grid of generator tool cards. Each card includes a title, description, and a ‘Use’ button. Some of the tools visible include ‘Scheme of Work,’ ‘Scheme of Learning,’ ‘Lesson Plan (Legacy version),’ ‘Lesson Objectives,’ ‘Inspiration,’ ‘Steps2Success,’ ‘Title,’ ‘Multiple Choice Questions,’ and ‘True or False.’ The top of the page features navigation links like ‘Home,’ ‘FAQs,’ ‘Pricing,’ ‘About,’ ‘Blog,’ and ‘Contact,’ along with a search bar and a profile button
Teachermatic

Examples of use:

    • Key Information

      • Cost: £99pa for standard, £180 for professional, see TeacherMatic full pricing information
      • Enterprise version available? Yes, organisational licenses are available.
      • Privacy and IPR statement? Yes, see TeacherMatic Privacy Policy
      • GDPR statement? Yes, included in the TeacherMatic Privacy Policy
      • Accessibility statement or guidance: No statement, but tools include accessibility features such as ‘Learning Needs’ specifier to their lesson plan generator.
      • Age Restrictions: None
      • Tried by Jisc’s AI Team? Yes- tested extensively and taken to pilot.

      (entry created 28 August 2024, updated 30 October 2024)

      Tutello

      Description: Tutello combines human and AI support for tutoring by using an educator-curated knowledge base to answer student questions, directing them to tutors when needed. It offers analytics to track learning progress and integrates with multiple learning systems while ensuring data privacy and reducing AI errors.

      Getting Started: You can request a demo on the Tutello website.

      Examples of use:

      Key Information

      • Cost: Varies based on usage requirements but more information is available upon request from Tutello
      • Enterprise version available? Yes, the team at Tutello are open to discussing how they can meet your usage requirements
      • Privacy and IPR statement? Yes, see Tutello Privacy Policy
      • GDPR statement? Yes, included in the Tutello Privacy Policy
      • Accessibility statement or guidance: This is in the process of being produced (we’ll provide a link here when it has been completed)
      • Age Restrictions: Tutello doesn’t currently have predefined age restrictions. Instead, they work with each institution to identify the student audience and implement appropriate safeguards or features based on their specific needs.
      • Tried by Jisc’s AI Team? Yes. Jisc AI has explored using the platform from the perspective of both students and educators. Our explorations focused on content related to AI and education technology, and calculus. You can find out more about this in our Product Note

      (entry created 10 September 2024)

      Content Creation

      Bril AI

      Description: Bril AI is an AI-powered tutor that creates personalised video courses on different topics using AI. It uses GPT4 to generate these courses and can take prompts based on specific learning goals. It comes complete with quizzes to test the user’s knowledge.

      Bril AI course on Python
      Bril AI

      Getting Started: There is a free plan available with limited usage, just go to Bril AI Signup to get started.

      Examples of use: None currently – we’d love submissions of examples. 

      Key Information:

      • Cost: Free plan available, the Basic plan is $23.99 per month and the Premium is $39.99 per month.
      • Enterprise version available?
      • Privacy and IPR: Yes, see the Bril AI Privacy policy
      • GDPR statement? Yes, see the Bril AI Privacy policy
      • Accessibility statement or guidance: No
      • Age Restrictions: 13 years +
      • AI Team? Yes, a very useful tool for creating personalised content for specific subjects.

      (entry created 30 October 2024)

      Canva

      Description: Canva is a free-to-use graphic design platform that provides tools for creating social media graphics, presentations, promotional merchandise and websites.

      Getting Started: Go to Canva and create an account to get started.

      Examples of use:

      Key Information:

      • Cost: Free to get started and also free for Education users.
      • Enterprise version available? Yes information on the Enterprise pricing, but also note that Canva for education is free for students and teachers in eligible schools. more information is available at Canva for Education
      • Privacy and IPR: Yes, here is Canvas Privacy Policy, also this statement around AI use Canva AI Product Terms
      • GDPR statement? Yes
      • Accessibility statement or guidance: Yes, here is the statement on Design Accessibility
      • Age Restrictions: 13 years +
      • Tried by Jisc’s AI Team? Yes, used to quickly and easily create a range of presentations for internal use.

      (entry created 28 August 2024)

      Elevenlabs

      Description: Generative voice AI including voice cloning and video dubbing.

      Getting Started: Free trial for existing voices but requires payment for voice cloning.

      Examples of use:

      Key Information:

      • Cost:  From $5 a month.
      • Enterprise version available?  Yes – price on application.
      • Privacy and IPR: Yes, see ElevenLabs Privacy Policy
      • GDPR statement?  Yes
      • Accessibility statement or guidance: No statement about ElevenLabs itself, but they do advise on using ElevenLabs to enhance accessibility
      • Age Restrictions:  Over 18s only
      • Tried by Jisc’s AI Team?  Yes, extremely effective at voice cloning and dubbing, so great if you want to show an example of this technology.

      (entry created 28 August 2024)

      Gamma

      Description: Presentation Creation Software

      Getting Started: Free trial with a set number of credits.

      Examples of use: 

      Key Information:

      • Cost:  From $10 a month.
      • Enterprise version available?  No
      • Privacy and IPR statement? Yes, see Gamma’s Privacy Policy
      • GDPR statement?  Covered in Gamma’s Privacy Policy see ‘Additional information for UK and EEA users’
      • Accessibility statement or guidance: No
      • Age Restrictions:  Over 18s only
      • Tried by Jisc’s AI Team Yes, it is an excellent tool, particularly when you provide it with material to base the presentation on.

      (entry created 28 August 2024)

      Github Copilot

      Description: AI pair programmer, suggesting code completions and using natural language prompts to generate code. It also explains code and is capable of writing documentation.

      Getting Started: Create a GitHub account and go to the copilot page to start a free trial.

      Examples of Use:

      • None currently – we’d love submissions of examples.

      Key Information:

      (entry created 28 August 2024)

      Skybox 360

      Description: Skybox AI is a 360° image generator from Blockade Labs.

      Getting Started: Get started by going to the Blockade Labs website here there will be a sample prompt that you can generate content from, or you can explore more existing Skyboxes for inspiration.

      An image of Skybox360 generation depicting a street-view in a Steampunk city, old victorian buildings along a very wet cobblestone street, spacious four-way intersection, ivy growing down the walls, gas lamp street lights on brass poles, cloudy rainy early evening sky.
      Skybox360

      Examples of use:

      Key Information:

      • Cost: A free account allows for 15 generations per month, paid accounts provide higher prompt allowances and additional features starting at $12 a month.
      • Enterprise version available? Yes, contact Blockade Labs for pricing on application.
      • Privacy and IPR statement? Yes, see Blockade Labs Privacy policy
      • GDPR statement? Yes,
      • Accessibility statement or guidance: No
      • Age Restrictions: 18+, see Blockade Labs terms of service for more details
      • Tried by Jisc’s AI Team? Yes, tested and used by AI team.

      (entry created 28 August 2024)

      SlideSpeak

      Description: AI tool to create PowerPoint presentations with AI, design presentation slides, or summarise an entire presentation. Powered by ChatGPT.

      Getting Started: Go to the Slidespeak Website and sign up for the free demo.

      Examples of use: None currently – we’d love submissions of examples.

      Key Information:

      • Cost: There is a basic free plan, and the Premium Plan is currently $24 ($39) a month, with Premium Plus currently at $29 ($49) a month: Slidespeak pricing.
      • Enterprise version available? Yes.
      • Privacy and IPR: Yes, Slidespeak privacy
      • GDPR statement? Yes, Slidespeak privacy
      • Accessibility statement or guidance: No.
      • Age Restrictions: 13 Years +
      • AI Team? Tested by the Jisc AI team.

      (entry created 15 October 2024)

      SmartyAI

      Description: AI-powered Content Generator.

      Getting Started: Go to the Smarty ai website and sign up for an account to get started with the free version.

      Examples of use: None currently – we’d love submissions of examples.

      Key Information:

      • Cost: There is a free version, with a Pro Version at $9.99 pm Smarty ai pricing
      • Enterprise version available? Yes, see Smarty ai pricing
      • Privacy and IPR: Yes, see Smarty ai privacy
      • GDPR statement? Yes, see Smarty ai terms
      • Accessibility statement or guidance: None
      • Age Restrictions: 13 years +
      • Tried by Jisc AI Team? Tested by Jisc AI team.

      (entry created 15 October 2024)

      Synthesia

      Description: Synthesia is a platform for creating presentation videos delivered by AI avatars.

      Getting Started: Users can get started with a free account or by booking a demo with Synthesia themselves. The free account delivers a single editor and 36 minutes of video per annum.

      The Synthesia homepage, the platform offers several demo videos of their video creation software. The top panel promotes 'Introducing expressive AI avatars' with a video of an ai generated avatar presenting a video.
      Synthesia

      Examples of use:

      • Networkshop demo – an example showing communications for a new telephony services. (Jisc)

      Key Information:

      • Cost:  £17pm for a starter account, £52pm for a creator account.
      • Enterprise version available?  Yes
      • Privacy and IPR statement? Yes, see Synthesia’s Privacy Policy
      • GDPR statement? Yes, covered in Synthesia’s Privacy Policy
      • Accessibility statement or guidance: No statement about Synthesia itself but they do provide guidance on accessible video generation with Synthesia
      • Age Restrictions:  Services not intended for use by those under 16
      • Tried by Jisc’s AI Team? Yes, used by the team with positive results, including translation to other languages. 

      (entry created 28 August 2024)

      Accessibility

      Be My Eyes

      Description: Be My Eyes is primarily a service which connects sighted volunteers with people who are blind or have low vision for support via a video call. Their AI feature – Be My AI, provides a virtual assistant equivalent powered by GPT-4.

      Getting Started: Download the App for iOS, Android & Windows

      Examples of use:

      • None currently – we’d love submissions of examples.

      Key Information:

      • Cost: Free for users
      • Enterprise version available? Yes, Be My Eyes enterprise Solutions have specialised costings.
      • Privacy and IPR statement? Yes, view the Be My Eyes privacy policy
      • GDPR statement? No specific mention in privacy policy – Be My Eyes is a US-based service
      • Accessibility statement or guidance: No statement specific to Be My AI is available, however, Be My Eyes itself is an assistive technology app.
      • Age Restrictions: 18+
      • Tried by Jisc’s AI Team? Tested and demonstrated by the team.

      (entry created 28 August 2024)

      Goblin.tools

      Description: is a collection of small, simple, single-task tools, mostly designed to help neurodivergent people with tasks they find overwhelming or difficult.

      Getting Started: Free – no account required.

      Examples of use:

      Key Information:

      • Cost: Free
      • Enterprise version available? No
      • Privacy and IPR statement? Yes, view the goblin.tools privacy statement
      • GDPR statement? No
      • Accessibility statement or guidance: No
      • Age Restrictions: None
      • Tried by Jisc’s AI Team? We show this as an example of tools to support accessibility in our webinars and events.

      (entry created 28 August 2024)

      Google Lens

      Description: Google Lens is a set of vision-based computing capabilities that can understand what you’re looking at and use that information to copy or translate text, identify plants and animals, explore locales or menus, discover products, find visually similar images, and take other useful actions.

      Getting Started: Download the Google Lens app or go to Google.com and select the Search by Image icon in the search-bar. This brings up the Lens search menu where users can search any image with Google Lens, either by drag-dropping an image or uploading a file, alternatively, you can paste an image link to search.

      A screenshot of the Google Lens search interface on a teal background. The prominent Google logo is displayed at the top in white text. Below it, a white box prompts the user to ‘Search any image with Lens.’ Inside the box, there is a dashed outline indicating where users can ‘Drag an image here’ or ‘upload a file’ by clicking the link. At the bottom of the box, there’s an alternative option to ‘Paste image link’ with a search button next to it. The interface is minimalistic and user-friendly, designed to help users search by image.
      Google Lens

      Examples of use: 

      • None currently – we’d love submissions of examples.

      Key Information

      • Cost: Free
      • Enterprise version available? No
      • Privacy and IPR statement? Yes, see Google’s privacy policy
      • GDPR statement? Yes, included in  Google’s privacy policy
      • Accessibility statement or guidance: Yes, see Google’s accessibility guidance
      • Age Restrictions: 18 years for those with Google account, with restrictions for those under 18. 17yrs+ on the App store.
      • Tried by Jisc’s AI Team? Yes, tested and used by AI team members.

      (entry created 28 August 2024)

      Grammarly

      Description: AI platform which reviews spelling, grammar, punctuation, clarity, engagement, and delivery mistakes in English texts, detects plagiarism, and suggests replacements for the identified errors.

      Getting Started: Downloading Grammarly is free and works across a variety of platforms. It also has browser plugins and these are accessible on their application site.

      Examples of use:

      Key Information

      (entry created 28 August 2024)

      Microsoft Immersive Reader

      Description: Microsoft’s Immersive Reader is a free tool, built into Word, OneNote, Outlook, Office Lens, Microsoft Teams, Reading Progress, Forms, Flip and the Edge browser, that implements proven techniques to improve reading and writing.

      Getting Started: This can be accessed in any of the Microsoft 365 apps listed above, for example here is a guide to accessing Immersive Reader in Word.

      Examples of use:

      • None currently – we’d love submissions of examples.

      Key Information

      • Cost: Free
      • Enterprise version available? Available as part of the Microsoft 365 suite
      • Privacy and IPR statement? Yes, see Microsoft’s privacy statement
      • GDPR statement? Yes, included in Microsoft’s privacy statement
      • Accessibility statement or guidance: Microsoft has general accessibility resources for their tools
      • Age Restrictions: There is no specific age restriction to use Immersive Reader, but users need to be 13+ to create a Microsoft Office 365 account unless their parents create them a child-friendly account.
      • Tried by Jisc’s AI Team? Yes, has been tested out by the Jisc AI team.

      (entry created 28 August 2024)

      Microsoft Seeing AI

      Description: Seeing AI app from Microsoft Seeing AI is a free app that narrates the world around you. Designed for the blind and low-vision community, this research project harnesses the power of AI to describe people, text, currency, colour, and objects.

      Getting Started: Download the app for iOS or Android through the SeeingAI website.

      Examples of use: 

      • None currently – we’d love submissions of examples.

      Key Information:

       (entry created 28 August 2024)

      Microsoft Speaker Coach

      Description: With a focus on public speaking, Speaker Coach uses innovative technology that automatically analyses a speaker’s communication style and helps them present information more effectively. Integrated into MS Teams & PowerPoint.

      Getting Started: Turn on Speaker Coach in Microsoft Teams or   PowerPoint

      Examples of use:

      • None currently – we’d love submissions of examples.

      Key Information

      (entry created 28 August 2024)

      Speechify

      Description: Speechify is a web, desktop & mobile app, as well as a browser extension that reads text aloud using a computer-generated text-to-speech voice. The app also uses optical character recognition technology to turn physical books or printed text into audio.

      Getting Started: Go to their website and choose your medium for using the application. To get started quickly you can go to Speechify’s text-to-speech online page to use the web application. You may be prompted to create a free account to gain more access.

      Examples of use: 

      • None currently – we’d love submissions of examples.

      Cost:  

      (entry created 28 August 2024)

      Research and Analysis

      Audemic

      Description: Audemic Scholar enables PhD students and researchers to transform stale research PDFs into a time-saving reading and listening experience. Audemic Insights app summarises open research articles and reports into brief written and audio summaries for the non-academic.

      Getting Started: Go to Audemic’s website to start a 7 day free trial.

      Examples of use: None currently – we’d love submissions of examples.

      Key Information:

       (entry created 15 October 2024)

      Consensus

      Description: An AI Search Engine for Research.

      Getting Started: Go to Consensus Website and either sign up or try out some of the demos without doing so.

      This is a screenshot from the Consensus AI platform, displaying an academic search interface with an analysis of the query “Does exercise improve cognition?”On the left side, there is a sidebar promoting Consensus as an academic search engine that analyzes over 200 million papers, using AI-powered analysis, and always cites research. It also has “Sign up” and “Sign in” buttons. The main content on the right is a summary of research findings. At the top, a query is shown in the search bar, followed by two options: “Synthesize” and “Copilot.” A “Consensus Meter” visually summarizes the results of 20 papers analyzed: • 75% say “Yes,” • 15% “Possibly,” • 10% “No.” Below, a “Summary” section indicates that studies suggest exercise, especially aerobic and resistance training, can improve cognitive function in various populations, although effects vary by type, intensity, and cognitive domain. Further down, the “Copilot” section shows key insights from 10 papers, including: • “General Cognitive Benefits in Older Adults” (such as improved cognitive status and memory performance), • “Specific Cognitive Domains” (such as social cognition and attention/vigilance, particularly in people with schizophrenia). A filter and share button appear at the top, allowing further customization and sharing of the results.
      Consensus

      Examples of use: None currently – we’d love submissions of examples.

      Key Information:

      • Cost: Free version, $8.99 pm for pro, $9.99 pm for Teams: Consensus pricing (40% discount for students)
      • Enterprise version available? Yes, Consensus Pricing/
      • Privacy and IPR: Yes, Consensus Privacy Policy
      • GDPR statement? None.
      • Accessibility statement or guidance: None
      • Age Restrictions: 18+
      • Tried by Jisc AI Team? Tested and demonstrated to the team.

      (entry created 14 October 2024)

      Elicit

      Description: Elicit is a research tool that helps users quickly find, summarise, and compare academic papers, answer questions about studies, organise references, identify research gaps, and generate hypotheses, making it ideal for researchers and students managing complex literature.

      Getting Started: Sign up on Elicit’s website to gain access to the tool. Once logged in, you can begin by typing a research question or topic into the search bar. Elicit will then fetch relevant research papers and provide summaries, key insights, and comparisons.

      • Examples of use: None currently – we’d love submissions of examples.

      Key Information:

      • Cost: Elicit offers a free basic version with core features, while paid subscriptions provide additional tools, with Plus membership at $10 and Pro at $42 per month. See Elicit’s Website for more info.
      • Enterprise version available? Yes, contact Elicit for pricing
      • Privacy and IPR statement?: Yes, Elicit’s Privacy Policy
      • GDPR statement? Yes, there is no specific statement on their website or privacy policy about GDPR compliance. However, it states in their policy that in some regions (like the European Economic Area), users have certain rights under applicable data protection laws.
      • Accessibility statement or guidance: No
      • Age Restrictions: 13+
      • Tried by Jisc’s AI Team? Yes, has been tested out by the Jisc AI team.

      (entry created 11 September 2024)

      Explorance MLY

      Description: Explorance MLY is a platform which utilises AI for qualitative analysis using machine learning models made bespoke for analysing the student experience.

      Getting Started: To get started with Explorance MLY you can reach out to them to arrange a demo via their website.

      The Explorance MLY homepage, the page has four main sections: user profile, import your data, recent activities, and quick analysis. In the centre is a banner titled MLY learning resources with links to a Help Centre and Training information.
      Explorance MLY

      Examples of use:

      Key Information:

      • Cost: To enquire about pricing for your institution contact Explorance.
      • Privacy and IPR: Yes, refer to the terms of use link at the bottom of the MLY product page
      • GDPR statement? Yes, refer to the terms of use link at the bottom of the MLY product page
      • Accessibility statement or guidance: None
      • Age Restrictions: None, the product is intended for staff use
      • Tried by Jisc’s AI Team? Yes, Product notes are here Explorance MLY

      (entry created 28 August 2024)

      Research Rabbit

       Description: Research Rabbit is a “citation-based literature mapping tool” available online which aims to optimise a user’s time by searching for references as they plan their essay, minor project, or literature review. Users can create graphs and visualise their data and ‘interactions’.

      Getting Started: Go to Research Rabbit’s website and sign up.

      This is a screenshot from the Research Rabbit application, displaying a user interface for exploring academic papers and related works. On the left-hand side, there is a list of selected papers with checkboxes beside each entry. Some of the paper titles include “Chatting about ChatGPT: How May AI and GPT Impact Academia and Libraries?” and “Evaluating GPT-4 and ChatGPT on Japanese Medical Licensing Examinations.” These papers are marked for inclusion in a collection.The center section, labeled “Similar Work,” shows a list of relevant articles based on the selected papers. Examples of these similar papers include “Performance of ChatGPT on USMLE” and “ChatGPT Utility in Healthcare Education, Research, and Practice.” Papers in this section can be filtered by relevance and can be selected individually. On the right side, there is a network visualization map that displays connections between authors and their works, represented by circles. Some nodes on the graph are labeled with author names and publication years, such as “Ali 2023” and “Liu 2023.” The nodes are connected by lines that indicate relationships between papers or authors. Additional interface options include “Earlier Work” and “Later Work” tabs for further exploration of content, and buttons for adding selected papers to collections, exporting citations, and managing collaborators. The screenshot also shows tools for zooming in and out on the network graph and managing settings.
      Research Rabbit

      Examples of use: None currently – we’d love submissions of examples.

      Key Information:

      (entry created 14 October 2024)

      Student Voice

      Description: Student Voice provides a service which uses a series of bespoke machine learning models to analyse student feedback automatically.

      Getting Started: You can request a demo from Student Voice.

      Examples of use:

      Key Information:

      • Cost: Priced individually, contact Student Voice for a quote
      • Privacy and IPR statement?: Contact Student Voice directly for information
      • GDPR statement? Contact Student Voice directly for information
      • Accessibility statement or guidance: No specific statement, contact Student Voice directly for accessibility information
      • Age Restrictions: None, the product is intended for staff use
      • Tried by Jisc’s AI Team? Piloted by Jisc AI Team, read the Student Voice pilot report

      (entry created 28 August 2024)

      Change Log

      • Version 1.1 – Added Elicit and Tutello.
      • Version 1.2  – Added Blackboard, Audemic, Research Rabbit, Consensus, SlideSpeak, SmartieAI.
      • Version 1.3  – Added Bril AI, Raffle AI, Keath AI. Updated ChatGPT, Claude, Poe, LearnWise, Adobe Firefly, Canva, Teachermatic, Audemic, Consensus, Jamworks.

      Contributors:

      Tim Finch, Helen Nicholson, Michael Webb, Tom Moule, Manya Sikombe

       

       

       

       

2 replies on “AI Tools”

I’ve been exploring with Claude 3.5 Sonnet, free plan, supporting my Physics teaching for future teachers and engineers. Could this kind of use be of interest for tour objectives?

Hi Claudio,

Thanks for responding, we would really be interested in your use of Claude 3.5 Sonnet and would love to hear more. Would you please be able to send over the information to AI@jisc.ac.uk

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