This week's news: Consortium will develop Danish language models
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Last week it emerged that a consortium of private companies and public organisations has joined forces to develop Danish language models. There are, however, also critics who do not think it is a good idea. In this newsletter, we link to both viewpoints.
On Saturday, Radio4’s podcast, featuring Claus from Viden.AI visiting Oliver Zahle, was released. They had an interesting conversation about artificial intelligence and education. It also gives reason to take a closer look at Jakob Vest Hansen’s article, where he delved into the many detection tools that claim to identify texts written by artificial intelligence.
At educational institutions that use Microsoft Education, teachers now have new options for using artificial intelligence as an assistive tool in everyday writing tasks. Cphbusiness (Copenhagen Business Academy) has gone a step further and launched its own chatbot to help students with academic questions.
In the slightly more technical domain, Google has launched its AlphaFold 3, which can predict structures and interactions between living molecules.
This week we are also highlighting two conferences in the autumn that focus on artificial intelligence and teaching. Per and Claus from the blog here will be taking part in both conferences, and we look forward to meeting lots of interesting people and having some good discussions.
Happy reading
Consortium to develop Danish language models
Last week, Alexandra Instituttet (the Alexandra Institute), IBM Danmark (IBM Denmark) and Dansk Erhverv (the Danish Chamber of Commerce) announced their plans to create Danish language models in Dansk Sprogmodel Konsortiet (the Danish Language Model Consortium). Their focus is to develop Danish language models for specific use cases relevant in a Danish context, and therefore they are not aiming for direct competition with existing models such as ChatGPT.
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At Viden.AI, we believe this is the right path for Danish language models in education, especially if it becomes possible to use AI in examinations. One could imagine a use case where students interact with an examination language model and thereby demonstrate their competences in the use of language models.
This development will take place as a collaboration between private companies and public organisations with the aim of building language models based on openness, compliance with the law, data integrity, transparency, ethics and security.
Listen to DR’s (the Danish Broadcasting Corporation) podcast, Prompt, in which Casper Klynge talks about the thinking behind Danish language models.
Read more on LinkedIn and the consortium’s website below:
JENS KAAS BENNER on LinkedIn: Dansk Sprogmodel Konsortiet - Q&A Here is a brief and hopefully somewhat…
Dansk Sprogmodel Konsortiet - Q&A Here is a brief and hopefully somewhat clarifying Q&A, based on some of the good and many questions that have landed in my…
JENS KAAS BENNER
New consortium accelerates Danish language models
Led by Alexandra Instituttet, IBM Danmark and Dansk Erhverv, the first Danish private and public organisations are now joining forces to create Danish language models. The models are based on non-negotiable principles of responsible AI.
Major companies want to build a Danish Chat GPT
Several countries have long been working to build national language models, and here at home…
Criticism of the development of Danish language models
Not everyone, however, thinks that we should develop Danish language models; instead, data should be made available so that others can also train language models. Read Dan Rose Johansen’s two posts on LinkedIn:
Dan Rose Johansen on LinkedIn: #kunstigintelligens #artificialintelligence #llm #genai | 68 comments
Dansk Sprogmodel Konsortium is 100% the emperor’s new clothes. I’m sorry that I’m always the negative one and it may be a bit risky to say out loud when you run… | 68 comments on LinkedIn
Dan Rose Johansen
Dan Rose Johansen on LinkedIn: #artificialintelligence #llm #ai #genai
Yesterday I wrote a critical post about Dansk Sprogmodel Konsortiet. Today I’ll try a post that is a bit more solution-oriented in an attempt to steer…
Dan Rose JohansenPodcast: Mig og AI: Is AI dangerous for my children?
On Radio4’s podcast Mig og AI there was a special focus on education last Saturday, with Oliver Zahle joined by Claus Scheuer-Larsen, a senior teacher at Odense Tekniske Gymnasium (upper secondary school, gymnasium) and writer for Viden.AI.
They discussed, among other things, the use of AI in schools, including potential pitfalls such as fake AI “friends” on social media that can lead to unethical interactions with users. They also touched on a broader use of AI in the education system, including how the technology can enhance learning processes and make them more inclusive. They further discussed the changes AI may bring to forms of examination, where there should be a focus on both the product and the process behind pupils’ work, which can lead to deeper understanding and critical thinking among students.
Listen to the full episode by following the link below:
MIG OG AI - Is AI dangerous for my children?
Oliver’s daughter has made a new friend. She met the friend on Snapchat and the friend calls itself AI. Is AI a good friend, or should Oliver be worried?
GenAI detection tools for text are pipe dreams
Jakob Vest Hansen has written an article discussing the ineffectiveness and many weaknesses of GenAI detection tools. He points out that these tools often produce false positives and are generally inaccurate, especially with Danish texts.
In the article he explores the technical and ethical issues, including how the tools may favour privileged students and can compromise students’ legal protection. He also warns against the use of AI detection tools and urges caution, especially because they can worsen equality and add unnecessary pressure on teachers.
Read the article here:
GenAI detection tools for text are pipe dreams
#teknologiforståelse #GenerativAI #aiuddannelse #uddannelse #ucldk GenAI detection tools claim to be able to identify AI-generated content. But how effective are they really? In this article I will elaborate on their limitations and the technical and ethical challenges that arise when using them
Jakob Vest Hansen
Microsoft Education updated with AI features
If your school uses Microsoft Teams, a number of AI features have now been introduced.
- It is now possible to create rubrics with the help of AI, with artificial intelligence suggesting the criteria.
- Instructions for pupils can now be generated using AI.
- When generating Classwork modules, teachers can get help creating modules and descriptions based on topic, year group and learning objectives.
- In the Reading Progress module, it is now possible to get AI-generated texts tailored to the individual pupil based on topic, age, length and language.
- Reading Progress also now includes a feature for AI-generated comprehension questions based on the texts.
See more on Microsoft’s website.
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AI enhances the learning experience at Cphbusiness
At Cphbusiness (Copenhagen Business Academy), they have developed a learning tool called Sokrates, which functions as a virtual assistant and can answer questions from students on the e-commerce programme.
- Sokrates is a kind of extension of us as teachers. The questions that students would normally ask us, they can now ask the chatbot. This means they can get well-founded answers even when they’re not in the classroom, so, for example, they don’t get stuck when they’re working on an assignment, says Per Bergfors.
The tool provides well-founded answers based on the material that lecturers have chosen to train the chatbot on, and the students have responded positively to the chatbot and use it to supplement their learning.
The project "Virtuelle assistenter" explores the potential for using generative artificial intelligence in teaching in higher education.
Read more about the project here:
The teacher’s virtual assistant answers around the clock: AI enhances the learning experience at Cphbusiness
PowerPoints, theory books, group work – and the chatbot Sokrates, which knows everything about the syllabus. Lecturers Just Kjærgård Pedersen and Per Bergfors from Cphbusiness have…
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There is not yet any material that schools in the Danish primary and lower secondary school (folkeskole) can simply take off the shelf if they want to learn more about artificial intelligence. That is why Lotte Vett, a teacher at Rantzausminde Skole, took matters into her own hands.
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In schools we were far too uncritical when we let smartphones and social media in. We must not make the same mistake with artificial intelligence, which we should keep out of the country’s classrooms and staffrooms.
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Scholarly articles
Google launches AlphaFold 3
AlphaFold 3 is a new AI model developed by Google DeepMind and Isomorphic Labs that focuses on predicting the structure and interactions of life’s molecules – including proteins, DNA, RNA and molecules such as ligands.
This could lead to new biologically recyclable materials and more resilient crops.
Read more on the AlphaFold team’s website:
AlphaFold 3 predicts the structure and interactions of all of life’s molecules
Our new AI model AlphaFold 3 can predict the structure and interactions of all life’s molecules with unprecedented accuracy.
Google DeepMind AlphaFold team
Conferences
26-27/9-2024 - Nr. Nissum
Uddannelsesdebatten 2024
This year’s theme is 'intelligent education', and we are focused on how we educate at a time when children’s and young people’s wellbeing and learning still make headlines. When our trust in academic standards and knowledge is challenged by language models and new technologies, and when personal development, community and the acquisition of new knowledge do not take place only within the frameworks we offer in the education sector. Over two days we will work together to find answers to what intelligent education looks like.
Join Uddannelsesdebatten - a free public forum on education
Join Uddannelsesdebatten and get up to date on policy, research and debate about children’s development, education, schooling and wellbeing.
28/11-2024 - København
Between artificial intelligence and screen bans - IT, learning and wellbeing in upper secondary education
Generative AI technologies have changed the conditions for students’ and teachers’ collaboration in teaching and learning spaces. AI chatbots offer new didactic possibilities and can be a good learning and support tool, but conversely AI challenges academic standards and the relationships between students and teachers. Politicians ask: Have we taken the use of screens and digital technologies in the school system too far? And some researchers, parents, school leaders, teachers and students ask the same.
Within this field of tension, the conference will offer research-based presentations and practice-oriented talks and workshops. The conference is aimed at everyone interested in young people and education.
Between artificial intelligence and screen bans - IT, learning and wellbeing in upper secondary education
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