AI News (for TTC Faculty/Staff)

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Goblin Tools is a collection of small, simple, AI-powered tools designed to help people manage tasks that feel overwhelming or complicated.

Its main tools include:

• Magic ToDo: Breaks down complex to-do items into smaller, manageable steps.
• Formalizer: Transforms text to adjust its tone or formality.
• Judge: Analyzes a piece of text to identify its emotional tone.
• Professor: Explains a concept or topic in simple terms.
• Estimator: Guesses the approximate time needed to complete an activity.
• Compiler: Turns a "braindump" of thoughts into a structured list of actions.

• Chef: Generates a recipe based on ingredients you provide.

   

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Goblin Tools

(from Techcrunch.com)

“OpenAI announced Tuesday the launch of its AI-powered browser, ChatGPT Atlas, a major step in the company’s quest to unseat Google as the main way people find information online.

The company says Atlas will first roll out on macOS, with support for Windows, iOS, and Android coming soon. OpenAI says the product will be available to all free users at launch.

Browsers have quickly become the AI industry’s next battleground. While Google Chrome has long dominated the space, there’s a sense that AI chatbots and agents are fundamentally changing how people get work done online. A handful of startups have tried to capture this by launching AI-powered browsers of their own, such as Perplexity’s Comet and The Browser Company’s Dia. Google and Microsoft have also tried to update Chrome and Edge, respectively, with AI-powered features to make their legacy products stand out.”

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OpenAI launches an AI-powered browser: ChatGPT Atlas

(from Microsoft.com)

“Discover ways to craft effective and contextual prompts for Microsoft 365 Copilot that create, simplify, transform, and compile content across Microsoft 365 applications. Learn the importance of providing a clear goal, context, source, and expectation in your prompt for the best results. This course covers real world scenarios and examples using Copilot in Microsoft 365 apps like Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, Outlook, OneNote, and Chat.”

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(Two NPR Articles)

“More college students are using AI chatbots to help them with their studies. But data recently released by an AI company shows they're aren't the only ones using the technology.”

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More college students are using AI for class. Their professors aren't far behind

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"When Georgia State University professor G. Sue Kasun taught a new course this summer, she used generative artificial intelligence to help her brainstorm.

Kasun, a professor of language, culture and education, teaches current and future language educators. And she used Gemini — Google's generative AI chatbot — to come up with ideas for readings and activities for a course on integrating identity and culture in language education."

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Research, curriculum and grading: new data sheds light on how professors are using AI

 

[Article from Tom's Guide]

"Nano Banana, also known as Gemini 2.5 Flash, is making waves with viral trends. But it’s useful for so much more than turning kids’ art into lifelike creatures or putting yourself on the cover of your favorite magazine. Obviously, I’m obsessed and have been testing it ever since it launched.

As someone who is terrible at Photoshop, I’ve been using this multimodal AI from Google’s DeepMind to enhance new and old photos alike. I've found it surprisingly useful, and I've learned a few tricks to help it work for you."

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https://www.tomsguide.com/ai/ai-image-video/nano-banana-isnt-just-for-viral-trends-heres-how-i-use-it-to-fix-and-everyday-photos