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Predicting the future: the power of modelling

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Predicting the future: the power of modelling. Although reliable forecasts of the future are difficult, modelling provides a useful tool to make predictions (possible outcomes) based on what we know or assume. COEFFICIENT – a value describing the relative importance/weight of parameters in a model.

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Anthropomorphism of AI in Learning Environments: Risks of Humanizing the Machine

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Definitions of Artificial Intelligence and Generative AI The Executive Order defines AI as: “a machine-based system that can, for a given set of human-defined objectives, make predictions, recommendations or decisions influencing real or virtual environments.”

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How Cloud Storage Benefits Education

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One of the most powerful digital solutions that is enhancing the education sector is cloud storage. Public cloud A computing model in which resources are owned and managed by a third-party provider, such as Amazon or Microsoft, and shared across multiple organizations that access the provider’s resources via the Internet.

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When Crisis Happens, Schools Should Handle Students With Care

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Content warning: gun violence. The morning of Oct. 24, 2022, I was facilitating a meeting in Charlottesville, Virginia for education and youth development leaders when I got word that my 15-year-old godson had been shot at his high school in St. Louis, where I live. He was alive, seriously wounded and being treated at our local children’s hospital.

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How to Think Computationally about AI, the Universe and Everything

Stephen Wolfram

And in our century there’s a new and yet more powerful one: computation. Transcript of a talk at TED AI on October 17, 2023, in San Francisco Human language. Mathematics. These are all ways to formalize the world. And today I want to tell you some of what that’s led to. And, yes, it’s computational. It’s very elegant—but deeply abstract.

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After Transforming a College With Online Offerings, a President Steps Down to Tackle AI

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When Paul LeBlanc began as president of Southern New Hampshire University more than 20 years ago, the institution taught about 2,500 students on its residential campus — and its future looked uncertain. That growth ended up exploding as the acceptance of online learning grew, then got an unexpected boost from the COVID-19 pandemic.

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A superpowered model of the whole universe

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A superpowered model of the whole universe Published: The mysterious substance of dark matter and the enigmatic force of dark energy may hold the key to how the Universe formed. However, our understanding is increasing every day as the technology and techniques used to observe and model the Universe become ever-more advanced.

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