New report out by the US National Science and Technology Council on building computational literacy through STEM. Check it out: whitehouse.gov/wp-content/upl… #STEM #ComputationalThinking

Interesting article summary, but this method for measuring keyboarding gives me serious pause, “When typing they used a single finger to press keys on a keyboard.” I wonder if they’d get similar results with the type of typing that students actually use flip.it/XmeIj-

This type of manipulation is dangerous for academia, possibly obfuscating science rather than advancing it. science.org/content/articl…

This looks promising Stable Diffusion 3 Is Here—And the AI Image Generator Blows Away MidJourney, Dall-E 3 and Google ImageFX flip.it/dTfS4X

I’ve been waiting for this. Super exciting venturebeat.com/ai/midjourney-…

I wonder if other researchers have had the same experience. Doors social media impact your citation counts? chemistryworld.com/news/tweets-do…

Fun read (and great tips): Learn what the Framing Effect is and how to apply it to improve user experience without relying on unethical dark patterns. growth.design/case-studies/f…

ChatGPT Edu is coming to a campus near you. This could be very interesting. I’m curious what other academics think. Should your institution invest in this? search.app/PR6soa28sDvMLX…

Tool use is where I think a lot of the future of AI will be especially helpful. youtu.be/oGFh62u-5dY

I just read an article extolling Perplexity’s virtues as a research tool. I then read a Forbes article reporting how Perplexity recently ripped off one of one of their stories without attribution, remorse or apology. What’s your take? Source: Forbes search.app/56VqkeS2iFdTzo…

I’m curious if any other academics have had experiences with AI Bot students. This is wild. archive.is/vD5WF

No surprise here but it’s a revealing reality that all academics should be aware of. Authors’ names have ‘astonishing’ influence on peer reviewers nature.com/articles/d4158…

Wow. Elsevier’s response on this is really disturbing. Source: Retraction Watch search.app/1r89ynhkBrY1gQ…

If the people creating (or growing, as indicated here) AI are so worried about its dangers, why do they continue to develop it to increasingly advanced levels?

Our article on digital storyboards has been published online at tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10… If you teach #computationalthinking you should definitely check it out!

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