In this module, we learned about generative AP and using it to make modules and curriculum

The Generative AI I chose to explore was DALL-E.

I have used Chat GPT and perplexity in the past for my work as a Social Worker. I use them to help edit and modify my curriculum plans to help youth with learning disabilities learn better but I have not yet used any generative AI that could help me create images from a prompt. 

Therefore for this project, I experimented with DALL-E to help create images from text prompts that I provide.

Outcome 

Prompts –  For my first prompt I asked DALL-E to create a image of my favorite sports team winning a tournament. The prompt was “Create a hyper-realistic image of RCB winning the IPL trophy this year and AB de Villias also present to support his team”.

Experience 

 I loved using DALL-E as an AI. Using it as an AI helped me create images of prompts in great detail. I can see myself using it to add pictures to my lesson plans and curriculum to help make the content I produce more engaging by adding an interesting virtual element. As the prompts can be personalized I could make the images more relatable making my content more intriguing.

The images also are very much like real-life pictures which increases the credibility of the images generated.

Despite being so easy to use, I find that the first version of the result even if the prompts is not the best but after asking the AI to regenerate it gives the best result. I also found that despite being very creative, the image lacked a human touch. Some things just seemed off, few images felt fake as there were distortions. I wanted to then test, how different are images they are created by humans and those generated by AI.

 Prompts 2

 After playing with the software for some time, I decided to test if it could make informative infographics that provide relevant details and resources. I prompted it to make an infographic about the mental health care crisis that international students face and compare it to the one I created for the last module.

Here are the results

Prompts 

Result

Infographics created by human

Analysis

Both the infographics goes into great dept to explain the concept of culture shock, different stages of the culture shock , strategies and resources that international students could use.

The infographic made by AI was more general and did not have any citations to support claims but infact had a more generalized ideas . The infographic made by human was more in-dept and had more resources

I find that the infographic made by the human is more aesthetic, has a better color scheme and is less of a typos. On the other hand, the AI-generated infographic fit all the information in one page making it cluttered. It also had alot of typos and mismatched colors. I feel that the one made by AI had to be fine-tuned by providing multiple promotes. It would have been easier to fix it on my own.

Sections Analysis-  Applying the SECTIONS approach we find the following information

Students – As DALL-E is free, accessibility for old users, usage depends on factors such as Internet access, knowledge and familiarity .As it can be accessed via the internet and does not need to be downloaded, a stable internet connection is a must.  For new users institutions could provide access code that could be used by students making it accessible.

Mitigation – Providing access to computers on campus or ensuring students have access to a computer and a stable internet connection would be a good strategy to begin with. Having a trail period where students could use

Ease of Use – DALL-E is a very easy-to-use and intuitive software. However, learning how to give prompts that can produce detail-oriented results has to be learned. This is easy to do and users can learn this intuitively without training by using it once or twice

Costs – DALL-E is a free software and comes with no extra costs for old users however if one is a new user one has to get ChatGPT plus for this. Chat GPT plus comes at a cost of 20$/month. Institutions can buy ChatGPT enterprise at a sloghtly lower rate and offer it to their students like one offers MS Office 365.

Teachings – DALL-E can be used to support teachers as it can be used to create images and visual aids that help make the content more engaging and promote learning. ps explain topic through visual indicators which we know helps enhance the content exponentially.

Interactions – As DALL-E is used in content generation it does not directly impact interaction but it has implications for that. For example, DALL-E can be used make posters, and infographics that can be used to initiate conversations

Organization – For the ongoing use of DALL-E , institutions could access funding such as those used to access other softwares like Surveymonkey, Office 365 etc.

Networking – We could not directly impact networking using DALL-E however it can be used to provide passive engagement materials like posters, paper Q and A forms, infographics and business cards that could help enhance communication

Security – Making sure that the information generated and the data input are private and in compliance with privacy regulations is very important. DALL-E is a security website but schools and institutions need to make sure they are in compliance for privacy protocols . Institutions should also have procedure and protocols ready in response to a security or data breach.

 

 Reflection

Where do you think these tools will be in their evolution in 2-3 years’ time?

Over the next 2-3 years, I believe that AI tools would undergo a significant advancement. The more they are used right now the more data they will have to improve their algorithm and provide better outcomes results. 

  1. Enhanced Performance and Accuracy: With more data that is being processed rightnow AI is being trained to produce higher quality outputs with greater accuracy. Improved algorithms and training techniques would make AIs work much more efficient and humanized.
  2. Expanded Applications and Domains: AI tools are slowly growing and finding use across diverse industries and domains, including education, healthcare, finance, manufacturing, and entertainment. For example first AI, was used to write code and information but now is used to create images, videos and even music. I believe that AI technology will also becomes more accessible, enabling innovative solutions to complex problems.
  3. Shift in Job Roles: People fear that AI will take over their jobs this is evidenced as AI has taken over jobs like copywriting. While some jobs may be replaced by AI-driven automation, new job roles and opportunities are likely to emerge as a result of AI adoption. These new roles may involve tasks that require human creativity.