Second cycle of the AI course in Bar-Ilan University
I am happy to open a second cycle of an artificial intelligence course, a practical and focused course of 30 hours in Zoom. It will open on 10.11.2024 and end on 23.2.2025.
This course is suitable for people involved in education, treatment and training, and for anyone who wants to get to know and experience AI tools.
At the end of the course you receive a certificate from Bar Ilan University.
The course will focus on:
Familiarity with artificial intelligence technology
Familiarity and experience with the leading language models in the market
Familiarity and experience with artificial intelligence tools for creating images, video, presentations and other tools.
What do people ask chatbots?
The Washington Post recently analyzed more than 200,000 conversations with chatbots, to find out what the most common uses are . They found that one in five requests related to creative writing or role playing (21%). In second place were requests for homework help (18%). Only 15% were related to work or business, 5% to health consulting, and 2% were related to help with English and translation.
Chicken shawarma flavored pizza
A chicken shawarma flavored pizza created by AI .
The popular pizza chain in Dubai called Dodo Pizza asked an artificial intelligence to create a unique combination of toppings for its diverse clientele.
AI created a chicken shawarma pizza for her with cheese, herbs and wheat.
You won’t believe it, but this pizza became a resounding success and became one of the most requested pizzas.
The UK’s first AI class
A private school in London has opened the first classroom in the UK where artificial intelligence will teach students instead of human teachers. The school believes that technology can improve the students’ learning experience, and adjust the lessons according to the progress of each student, which will provide an adapted answer for students with special needs. Link to the full article.
Innovations from Google
Google has announced that it will allow its users (paid subscribers) to build Custom Gems – customized Gemini chatbots that can be adapted to specific tasks similar to OpenAI’s GPT’s.
Google will also offer ready-made chatbots, such as a learning assistant, an idea generator, a career advisor, a programming partner and a writing editor.
The chatbots will be available in the coming days for paid subscribers in 150 countries and will support most languages.
She also launched 5 tools for students. One of them allows them to be tested on various subjects and provides immediate feedback including building a personal study plan. They can also take advantage of Gemini which provides explanations, videos and informative content, and presents study materials relevant to the students’ requests.
One of the most amazing innovations of Google is the ability to turn any text into a podcast with moderators that sound completely real. This service currently only works in English in a tool called NotebookLM.
Google has launched a new AI-based feature available in Google Meet. The new feature called AI Notes creates a Google Doc with the meeting summary.
AI News
LinkedIn started training artificial intelligence on your data, without your knowledge. To prevent this, go to the profile settings, select Data Privacy and hide the option of machine learning. I attached a photo to the LinkedIn post .
Freepik has launched a new photo model called Mystic. It is much more accurate than Midjourney, it is able to create all the elements accurately and in the correct order, as described in the instructions. This model is available to paying subscribers.
YouTube will implement an AI model to allow the creation of ideas, titles and even videos.
Which tasks and exercises can large language models solve and which not yet? One of the developers created a quiz that allows you to test your knowledge of AI capabilities. Examine yourselves. You can also compare the results with other people.
Ukrainian startup Holywater has developed a new feature for streaming app My Drama, which includes dozens of short soap operas. This feature allows users to talk to an AI version of their favorite characters.
A new open source artificial intelligence model called Reflection 70B is able to check the answers it provides and correct mistakes before giving a final answer to users, to avoid “hallucinations”.
AI tools
DocDecoder – this Chrome extension will summarize for you long pages of terms of use and legal policies of each website, so that you can go through it and understand what you are agreeing to.
ReimagineHome – an AI tool that will help you design rooms at home or in the office.
Immersity – a tool that turns images into 3D movement.
Libromatch – Did you like a book you read recently? Type in the name of your favorite book and the name of the author, and this tool will help you find similar books.
Romelabs – will help you create podcast episodes on any topic by doing research online.