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Anthropic introduced a new feature that is surprisingly useful and today we look at when you should be using it over GPTs by OpenAI. Links: https://claude.ai/projects https://chatgpt.com/gpts https://chatgpt.com/g/g-jn619yw8Y-custom-gpt-builder --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0:00 ChatGPT vs Claude 1:05 GPTs Advantages 3:08 GPTs Disadvantages 5:03 Claude Projects Advantages 6:18 Claude Projects Disadvantages 6:33 Important Notes 8:25 Writing 9:36 Coding 11:03 Sharing 12:00 Custom Tutors 12:51 Repetitive Tasks #claudeprojects #claude #gpts --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 🔑 Get My Free ChatGPT Templates: https://myaiadvantage.com/newsletter 🎓 Join the AI Advantage Course + Community: https://myaiadvantage.com/community 🤯 Unlock ChatGPT's true potential: https://shop.myaiadvantage.com/products/business-blueprint 🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheAIAdvantage 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ai.advantage/ 🛒 AI Advantage Shop: https://shop.myaiadvantage.com/

Deep Dive for July 2024: Uses for ChatGPT and AI 00:00 Introduction to the Session: Overview of the focus on AI and its integration into various platforms, including Apple's operating system. 00:08 Overview of AI's Impact and Ethical Concerns: Discussing the transformative potential of AI, its implications for job markets, and ethical concerns regarding privacy and intellectual property. 03:01 AI in Practical Applications: Examples of AI in daily tasks, its effectiveness, and limitations, such as in writing assistance and image generation. 10:03 Deep Dive into Specific AI Tools and Features: Exploration of specific AI tools, enhancements in AI model capabilities over time, and their practical applications in various fields. 20:01 User Experiences and Applications: Personal experiences shared by participants using AI in diverse scenarios, from academic assistance to professional settings. 30:01 Discussion on AI's Role in Creativity and Automation: Debate on the balance between AI assistance and human creativity, especially in creative writing and generating artistic content. 40:01 Concerns and Optimistic Views on AI: Concerns about AI’s limitations in understanding context and human emotion, contrasted with optimism about AI improving productivity. 50:01 Closing Remarks and Future AI Trends: Summary of the session, reiteration of ethical considerations, and speculation on future advancements in AI technology. Overview: David Sparks, known as MacSparky, hosted a webinar to discuss the potential uses and implications of ChatGPT and artificial intelligence (AI) in various fields. He initially planned to focus on Apple's AI initiatives but shifted the topic due to their products not being released yet. Key Points: AI's Impact on Society: David believes AI is a significant technological advancement, not a fleeting trend like cryptocurrency. He predicts it will substantially change work dynamics, causing both job losses and creations. Personal Experience and Ethical Concerns: David shares his experiments with AI, specifically using ChatGPT, which he chose due to its early market presence and upcoming integration into Apple's ecosystem. He expresses concerns about the ethical implications of AI, particularly regarding intellectual property and privacy, as AI models are trained by scraping vast amounts of data from the internet. Practical Applications Discussed: David provides examples of practical AI applications, such as improving workflow efficiency, assisting in content creation without replacing human input, and enhancing research capabilities. He emphasizes the importance of keeping a human in the loop to avoid errors that AI might introduce. AI in Writing and Personal Work: He discusses his discomfort with using AI for personal or emotional writing, sharing a story about someone using AI to write a speech, which he found disheartening. David stresses the importance of authenticity in personal expressions. Future Plans: Plans to explore AI’s role once Apple releases its AI products. He mentions that he will continue to evaluate how AI can be integrated responsibly into his work and shares resources for others to learn about AI’s broader implications. Conclusion: David Sparks encourages critical engagement with AI technologies, balancing the benefits of efficiency and innovation with mindful consideration of ethical and personal values. He advocates for a cautious, informed approach to integrating AI into professional and personal life. ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ All About MacSparky ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 📄 Read my Blog https://www.macsparky.com 📚 Browse through the MacSparky Field Guides https://learn.macsparky.com ⚙️ Join the MacSparky Labs https://www.macsparky.com/join/ 🗞️ Subscribe to the MacSparky Newsletter https://sparky-media-inc.ck.page/2eb4ea7041 🎙️I’m the co-host of three podcasts on Relay FM: Mac Power Users 🖥️ https://www.relay.fm/mpu Automators ⚙️ https://www.relay.fm/automators Focused 👓 https://www.relay.fm/focused

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AI and College Writing: An Orientation for Students (Draft) by Anna Mills Shared under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 4.0 license (CC BY NC 4.0) Contents Contents Request for comments Introduction Basics What is AI, and why are people talking about it so much? How do chatbots c...

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Anna Mills facilitates the MYFest session held on 26 June 2024 with the full title: AI for Writing Feedback: Supporting a Human-Centered Writing Process and Building AI Literacy. In this interactive session, we’ll test out various forms of targeted AI writing feedback. How can AI feedback be incorporated to support students’ development of their own voice and ideas and also to give students practice questioning plausible AI advice? Can we put AI in a limited place where it supplements the responses of human readers and stimulates student thinking without telling them what to write? We’ll explore student comments on how it felt to use AI feedback from recent pilots of the teacher-created app MyEssayFeedback.ai.

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It is worthwhile spending some time on social media to see the relentless bombardment faced by students from influencers peddling AI tools that straddle the line between aiding study and blatantly enabling cheating. These influencers flourish is contradictions and promise the moon: complete your homework in five minutes flat, forget about ever attending another lecture, let AI take up the pen for you. In each pitch, the essence of learning is overshadowed by a pervasive call to save time. Welcome to the dizzying world of AI influencer culture, where the pursuit of profit drives companies to use influencers as direct conduits to push their products onto students.

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