Jamworks has revealed at BETT 2023 how artificial intelligence could work to change our classrooms in the future, and is starting right now with its own bespoke educational AI.
Connor Nudd, CEO of Jamworks, tells Tech&Learning: “AI is already here, right now, and it’s becoming how we’re going to manage it in classrooms.
“Programs like ChatGBT are freely available and students can use it to write essays, but we are working to stop plagiarism and create useful tools for educators and students alike.”
Based on the GPT-4 learning model, Jamworks AI was built specifically for education. As such, the wizard is limited to accessing the content of a specific sandboxed database. This not only makes it safe for students of different ages, but also works to make sure that students can’t use this to shortcut essay writing.
Instead, AI has uses like allowing a teacher or student to ask it to summarize voluminous content. It is also designed to help with class notes. A student can record the audio of a lesson and this AI will automatically transcribe spoken words into written text, organize it into sections, highlight important areas, extract images taken in class, offer links to more information, and more.
So while this will simplify the information – great for note taking – it will also expand, allowing students to learn about a topic for which the AI searches the internet for the best bits that fit what they’re asking. Crucially, you know who you’re looking for, and therefore you’ll keep that older student safe and only serve up relevant content.
Educators can use AI to generate quizzes, just like students. What makes this platform stand out is that those quizzes can be made from the notes taken in a lesson. This represents a great way to test retention in a way that eliminates the opportunity to simply look it up online and say what someone else has written.
jamworks (opens in a new tab) is available now in the US and UK, with plans to launch in more than 15 countries and languages in the coming months.
