Generative AI Resources

LLMs for Text, Audio, Video & Image Creation

For a fuller explanation, plus the strengths and weaknesses of these tools, see Mollick's How to Use AI to Do Stuff

Research-Focused AI Tools  

1. Keenious is a free (for now) tool that analyses your writing and shows you the most relevant research from millions of
   online publications. How to use Keenious. How to search with Keenious. CMU Guide. You can add it to Google Docs and to Microsoft Word. 
2. Goblin.tools (free) does the following:
   Magic To Do - breaks down complex tasks/assignments into smaller steps
   Formalizer - changes the tone of a piece of writing (e.g., make text more professional, formal, or polite)
   Judge - evaluates the tone of a piece of writing to tell you if you're misinterpreting it
3. Perplexity.ai Good for research; can upload files.
4. Humata ask questions across collections of pdfs. Esp. useful for scientific work. 
5. Elicit AI "Automate time-consuming research tasks like summarizing papers, extracting data, and synthesizing your findings"
6. Research Rabbit 
7. ExplainPaper: "Upload a paper, highlight confusing text, get an explanation. We make research papers easy to read."
8. Jenni: "Jenni's AI-powered text editor helps you write, edit, and cite with confidence. Save hours on your next paper."  

Analyzing A.I.

Goals: Become more effective, critical, ethical users of A.I.
Examine arguments and debates about ai and its impact on education, the workplace, and civic life.
Consider its potential impact on your professional/educational/personal life

Questions to Ask

• What are the strengths, limitations, advantages and downsides to using AI for specific kinds of learning, writing and research?

• Which tools can be used effectively and ethically for specific kinds of learning, writing and research?

• Where can using AI assist, and where can it harm learning?

• What are the strengths, limitations, and downsides to students using AI at different stages of their education and learning? 

• What parts of the writing process can AI help/hinder most?

• Can AI tools empower students and help make them more reflective writers and researchers? 

• Can we get a general sense of the main debates, arguments and discussions? 

A.I. Feedback "Coaches" 

Chatbots are becoming increasingly sophisticated, with some programmed to exhibit specific personalities, or help with specific
kinds of writing/research. Some are based on prompts, others are programmed. Most are new and experimental. 

Use them to explore, play around, and experiment, but remember to document and reflect on the results you get in your A.I.
Reflection Journal. See what you can get them to do, what kinds of writing they help produce (creative, personal, professional,
academic, etc.) and what their strengths, weaknesses, and limitations are. Be adventurous, creative, and critical. You could even
consider adapting a ChatBot to do things you want.

1. Benny the Writing Tutor., your always-available tutor for research writing at OSU.  
2. The Perfect Tutor (aka Mary Poppins). You will need a Poe.ai. account. Created by Mark Marino and Jeremy Douglass at USC. 
3. Cranky Coach (aka Reviewer #2). Also requires Poe.ai. account. Created by Mark Marino and Jeremy Douglass at USC.
4. MyEssayFeedback.ai. Helps teachers create assignments and give feedback to students. I will create a test "course" and 
   invite you to set up an account and join the course so we can experiment with this. Created by Eric Kean and Anna Mills.  
5. PickleRickbot. Feedback, bro (free version). Paid GPT4 version . 
6. Custom GPTs (may not work without subscription) 1. Prof. Joe's Feedback on consultancy proposals. 2. Mentor feedback on student proposals
   3. Academic Assistant for feedback, proof reading and drafting on academic proposals, grants, manuscripts.
   4. Writing Feedback Pro. Adaptive, supportive assistant for personalized writing feedback. 
   Creative writing coach
   
   
7. "Friendly Tutor Explains Concepts," Ethan Mollick. Requires ChatGPT 4.0.
8. KhanMigo. A joint project by Khan Academy and OpenAi. "Khanmigo mimics a writing coach by giving prompts and
   suggestions to move students forward as they write, debate, and collaborate in exciting new ways. Video explainer by
   Sal Khan, article about it. 

How to Create Your Own Bot  

• Techcrunch, "How to Make Your Own Bot using Poe.ai"
• William Kwan, "How to create a custom chatbot using POE AI" (video)

Collections of Educational A.I. Resources 

This Google Doc will contain an updated list of the key educational resources being put together by teachers and scholars.
Please add to it if you find resources that are useful. For a quick sample of such resources, here are some places to start:

1. A.I. in Education. By students, for students, at the University of Sydney
2. University of Maine "Learn with AI Toolkit." Resources for Teachers and Students 
3. Humanities Commons Quick Start Guide to AI and Writing  
4. Anna Mills has compiled one of the largest and most comprehensive meta-list of resources. It is titled “AI Text Generators
   Sources to Stimulate Discussion Among Teachers.” Although focused on English Education/Rhetoric/Writing, most teachers
   and students will find it useful. This Google doc is regularly updated.
5. Open A.I.'s collection of resources and guides

Policies Statements by Universities and K-12 Schools  

1. The two largest professional organizations focused on Writing, Language, and English Education (MLA and CCCC)
   produced a Working Paper on AI & Writing. 
2. Classroom Policies for AI Generative Tools - big compilation of policies produced by Colleges and Universities mostly
   focused on academic integrity.