Generative AI Resources

What is Generative AI?

As described by ChatGPT when asked, “What can generative AI do?”:

Generative AI is a type of artificial intelligence that can create new content, such as images, music, text or even video, without explicit instructions from humans. Here are some examples of what generative AI can do:

1. Generate images: Generative AI can create realistic images of objects, landscapes or people that do not exist in reality.
2. Create music: With generative AI, it is possible to compose new pieces of music, even mimicking different styles and genres.
3. Generate text: Generative AI can write articles, stories and even entire books based on a given topic or prompt.
4. Create video: Using generative AI, it is possible to create videos that simulate human movements, facial expressions and gestures.
5. Design new products: Generative AI can create and test multiple designs of new products and prototypes, saving time and resources in the design process.
6. Assist with research: Generative AI can help researchers analyze and interpret data, creating new insights and discoveries.

Overall, generative AI is a powerful tool that has a wide range of applications across many industries, from entertainment and art to healthcare and science.

What types of Generative AI are there?

New AI platforms are being created everyday. Stay up to date by checking Futurepedia on a regular basis.

Image Generation

• Dall-E
  
• Stable Disfussion
  
• MidJourney
  
• Canva
  
• ChatGPT Image

Text Generation

• ChatGPT
  
• Google Gemini
  
• Bing AI
  
• Copy.AI
• Jenni

Audio Generation

• Speechgen.io
• AIVA
• Boomy

Video Generation

• Synthesia
• Wave.video
• Elai.io
• Synthesys.io

Production

AI has been added to many productivity tools such as; collaborative mindmapping, podcasting, video editing, and note taking for meetings.

• Otter.ai
• Descript.ai
• Miro
• Adobe Photoshop

Otter.ai

"Otter.ai is an excellent product, and I will continue using the software for a long time. Instead of having to listen to audio recordings and transcribe interviews for hours, I'm able to get it automatically transcribed in no time and then just spend a few minutes cleaning it up."
 
                                                   -Robert Shipley, Music Department 

Research

AI is changing how researsch is done in academia. The following tools can be used to find relevant publications, map research trends, and develop new research questions. 

• Elicit
• Perplexity.ai
• Litmaps
• Connected Papers
• Research Rabbit

 

How can It impact Teaching & Learning?

As the mission of Hope College states, our goal as educators is to “educate students for lives of leadership and service in a global society through academic and co-curricular programs of recognized excellence in the liberal arts and in the context of the historic Christian faith.” Encouraging students to be critical thinkers and consider arguments from multiple perspectives will prepare them to be more humane in a digital world. We should consider how Joseph E. Aoun, president of Northeastern University, describes preparing students for the digital world in his book “Robot-proof: Higher Education in the Age of Artificial Intelligence.”

Additional Resources

• Artificial Intelligence Resources (Educause)
• AI & Accessibility (Cornell University)
• Exploring the Pedagogical Possibilities of Generative AI (Northwestern University)
• Adopting and Adapting to Generative AI in Higher Ed Tech (Educause Quickpoll)
• How Do We Define Quality Student Work in an Age of AI? (Agile Learning Blog)
• Level Up Higher Education Assessments with ChatGPT (Faculty Focus)
• AI, Generative Production, & Accessibility (Melissa Clark)
• Up to date database of available AI tools (FuturePedia)
• Generative AI Glossary (provided by Skye Olley and the STEM Club for girls from Fullers Library)