Learn about new Common Craft videos, useful resources, and the skill of explanation from Lee LeFever, author of The Art of Explanation.
New Video: AI and Large Language Models
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Welcome to the Common Craft newsletter, a free resource for educators, communicators, and explainers. Subscribe or read past issues. Hello friends. We've published a new video that will help Common Craft members teach artificial intelligence. It's the first in a series that will cover the most important and transformational ideas in AI. More videos are coming soon. New: AI and Large Language Models, ExplainedWhen a human asks artificial intelligence (AI) how to slice bread, the response sounds human, as if the AI knows about bread and knives. But does AI actually know anything? Can we trust the information it provides? This succinct video explores how AI uses a large language model to generate original responses that sound human. It teaches: • How AI gathers the data it needs to generate accurate responses 👉 Watch it in full (2m 35s) All Common Craft videos come with Lesson Plans that help you engage students with learning objectives, discussion questions, quiz questions, further reading, and more. Curious? Download this video's Lesson Plan: Common Craft Lesson Plan - Large Language Models.pdf Do You Teach Technology?The Common Craft video library is used in school districts, universities, libraries, and organizations around the world. Our unique approach to explanation and education has delighted students since 2008. If you're interested in making Common Craft videos available to your students, evaluate the videos in our library. All videos are available with open captions and can be embedded, downloaded, and streamed. We offer a variety of plans and options for integrating the video library into your systems. Bottom line: if you want to use the videos, we'll make sure it works for you. Contact us. That's what I have for now. I'll be in touch again soon!
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Learn about new Common Craft videos, useful resources, and the skill of explanation from Lee LeFever, author of The Art of Explanation.
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