Tag: Copilot
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AI can still be very frustrating
in AIFor all it’s powerful mundane utility, AI can still sometimes be very frustrating.
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Google makes its Imagen 3 image AI available to all Gemini users
https://the-decoder.com/google-makes-its-imagen-3-image-ai-available-to-all-gemini-usersgoogle-releases-image-ai-imagen-3-for-all-gemini-users-even-in-free-accounts/ Google is rolling out its latest image generation AI, Imagen 3, to all Gemini users worldwide, including free accounts. I’ve experimented a little with Imagen 3 and think it’s pretty good. But I still find myself going back to Copilot for image generation. Which is weird because I don’t like Copilot for almost everything…
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Use Copilot in Edge to respond to an email in Outlook
A short post explaining how to use Copilot in Edge to respond to emails in web-based Outlook.
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Weekly digest 37
A weekly collection of things I found interesting, thought-provoking, or inspiring. It’s almost always about higher education, mostly technology, and usually AI-related.
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BIP AI – AI fundamentals and prompting
In this workshop for the Blended Intensive Programme on AI in education and research, Antonio Lopes, Hugo Santos and I introduce generative AI models and techniques for effective prompting. Participants explored responses across chatbot platforms to compare nuances in AI outputs. The workshop provided a practical foundation for understanding and harnessing generative AI capabilities.
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My thoughts on the different generative AI tools I’m using
TL;DR Here are is my ranked list of suggestions, based on my own experiences and use-cases: Over the past year or so, I’ve been experimenting with a few different language models and image generators. Over time, I narrowed in on Claude, and wrote about my preference for using it over other options. A couple of…
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Link: Microsoft Copilot in educational contexts
https://educationblog.microsoft.com/en-us/2024/01/meet-your-ai-assistant-for-education-microsoft-copilot Microsoft Copilot is a tool that uses generative AI to serve as a helpful assistant to you in the classroom. Copilot can help you save time, differentiate instruction, and enhance student learning. With Copilot, you can easily create lesson plans, quizzes, rubrics, and other class resources for any level of learner. I’ve been using…
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Interacting with PDFs using Copilot in Edge
Until recently I thought that images were the only documents you could interact with using Copilot. However, I realised that you could also view PDFs in Edge, and then use the Copilot sidebar to interact with the PDF. You could use this functionality to: And if you’re logged in with your university email address (and your…
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Link: Microsoft Copilot is now using the previously-paywalled GPT-4 Turbo, saving you $20 a month
https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/microsoft-copilot-is-now-using-the-previously-paywalled-gpt-4-turbo-saving-you-dollar20-a-month You heard it right, Microsoft Copilot and ChatGPT are quite similar. The only difference is that OpenAI has buried most of these features behind its $20 ChatGPT Plus subscription. But as it happens, you don’t have to necessarily have the 20-dollar subscription to access the GPT-4 Turbo model, as you can access it for free via the…
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Podcast: Using language models to support thinking
in AIhttps://www.cognitiverevolution.ai/using-chatgpt-as-a-copilot-for-your-mind/ “In this episode, Nathan chats to Dan Shipper, CEO and Co-founder of Every, for the series “How I Use Chat-GPT”. They discuss Nathan’s prompting techniques for creative and cognitive labour, and using GPT in copilot instead of delegation mode.” I got a lot of practical advice out of this episode. Strongly recommended if you’re…
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Access GPT-4 for free (with limitations) in Microsoft’s new Copilot mobile app
https://the-decoder.com/new-copilot-app-use-gpt-4-and-dall-e-3-on-your-smartphone-for-free/ “Microsoft releases its Copilot chatbot as a smartphone app. This gives users free access to GPT-4, the most capable language model from OpenAI, and DALL-E 3.” There are substantial limitations to this free version (see below) but what’s important here (IMO) is that a couple of months ago you couldn’t get access to this…
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Windows update to include Copilot (i.e. ChatGPT)
https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2023/09/21/announcing-microsoft-copilot-your-everyday-ai-companion/ “Today we take the next step to unify these capabilities into a single experience we call Microsoft Copilot, your everyday AI companion. Copilot will uniquely incorporate the context and intelligence of the web, your work data and what you are doing in the moment on your PC to provide better assistance – with your…