🔎 OpenAI's New ChatGPT Search

OpenAI recently launched ChatGPT Search, where users can “get fast, timely answers with links to relevant web sources.” It works similarly to Perplexity, allowing you to enter a search query and receive a synthesized response that cites the exact sources used to generate the answer. Now, instead of having to sift through every link on Google to get the answer to your burning question, ChatGPT Search can go through these links and output the response for you in a matter of seconds. ChatGPT Search is currently only available to Plus and Team users, but will be available to the broader public in the coming months.

We see this feature being helpful for students looking for a starting point to explore a research topic and find relevant links. It can also help to reduce the likelihood of hallucinations by ensuring the responses are backed by sources. How do you think ChatGPT Search will impact your classroom? Let us know in the comments below!

Here is an overview of today’s newsletter:

• Reports on the current state of AI in education and the workforce

• Reusable templates by Ethan and Lilach Mollick to help you generate quizzes and lesson plans

• An exploration of teachers' preparedness for AI

• Insights into how teens and college students view AI

🚀 Practical AI Usage and Policies

📃 Follow the Latest Reports in AI Trends

• 2024 State of Computer Science Education (Code.org)

  Code.org released its annual report on K-12 computer science in the United States, covering educational policy trends, state summaries, and more. The report includes a section titled Computer Science in the Age of Artificial Intelligence, which discusses the current landscape of AI in education and offers examples and recommendations for implementing AI.

• Empowering Education Leaders: A Toolkit for Safe, Ethical, and Equitable AI Integration (United States of America Office of Education Technology)

  The U.S. Department of Education developed this toolkit to support educational leaders in planning how to integrate AI into student learning and instruction. It covers the following topics:

  1. Mitigating Risk: Safeguarding Student Privacy, Security, and Non-Discrimination

  2. Building a Strategy for AI Integration in the Instructional Core

  3. Maximizing Opportunity: Guiding the Effective Use and Evaluation of AI

• 2024 Work Trend Index Annual Report (Microsoft and LinkedIn)

  Microsoft and LinkedIn conducted a survey of 31,000 individuals in 31 countries to identify labor and hiring trends, drawing on LinkedIn data and analyzing extensive Microsoft 365 productivity

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