GenAI Studio: News, Tools, and Teaching & Learning FAQs
These sixty minute, weekly sessions – facilitated by Technologists and Pedagogy Experts from the CTLT – are designed for faculty and staff at UBC who are using, or thinking about using, Generative AI tools as part of their teaching, researching, or daily work. Each week we discuss the news of the week, highlight a specific tool for use within teaching and learning, and then hold a question and answer session for attendees.
They run on Zoom every Wednesday from 1pm – 2pm and you can register for upcoming events on the CTLT Events Website.
News of the Week
Each week we discuss several new items that happened in the Generative AI space over the past 7 days. There’s usually a flood of new AI-adjacent news every week – as this industry is moving so fast – so we highlight news articles which are relevant to the UBC community.
This week in tech news,
This week in tech news, ElevenLabs introduced a Voice Isolator tool for removing background noise from audio recordings, enhancing clarity for content creators. Salesforce’s “Tiny Giant” model, a high-performing 1-billion parameter AI, is optimized for on-device applications. Kyutai unveiled low-latency audio-to-audio technology, improving real-time audio processing. Anthropic launched Claude Workbench, a suite for testing and refining AI prompts. Finally, Websim.ai offers a platform for simulating and testing AI-generated projects in real time on your browser.
Here’s this week’s news:
ElevenLabs’ Voice Isolator
ElevenLabs has introduced a Voice Isolator tool designed to remove background noise from audio recordings. This free tool leverages advanced AI to enhance audio clarity, making it ideal for content creators and professionals. Read more.
Salesforce’s Tiny Giant Model
Salesforce’s new “Tiny Giant” model, a 1-billion parameter model optimized for function calling, is gaining attention for its high performance and efficiency. This model is designed for on-device AI applications, enabling more robust and responsive AI capabilities. Read more.
Kyutai’s Low-Latency Audio-to-Audio
Kyutai has unveiled a super low-latency audio-to-audio technology, aimed at enhancing real-time audio processing. This innovation promises significant improvements in applications requiring immediate audio feedback and processing. Read more.
Claude Workbench by Anthropic
Anthropic has launched Claude Workbench, a new suite for testing and evaluating AI prompts. This tool allows developers to generate, test, and refine prompts within the console, improving prompt quality and model performance. Read more.
Tool of the Week
Tool of the Week: WebSim.ai
What is WebSim.ai?
WebSim.ai is an interactive simulation platform that allows users to explore and create alternative internet scenarios. It uses URLs as prompts to generate simulated websites based on user-defined themes and parameters.
How is it used?
Users can construct URLs to represent their ideas for simulated websites, adding parameters to provide additional context. By submitting these URLs to WebSim.ai, the system generates a corresponding simulated website, which users can then navigate and explore.
What is it used for?
WebSim.ai is used for creative and educational purposes, allowing users to experiment with different web scenarios. It helps users understand the impact of various design choices and explore the possibilities of an alternative internet.
For additional information, explore WebSim.ai.
Without a PIA, instructors cannot require students use the tool or service without providing alternatives that do not require use of student private information
Questions and Answers
Each studio ends with a question and answer session whereby attendees can ask questions of the pedagogy experts and technologists who facilitate the sessions. We have published a full FAQ section on this site. If you have other questions about GenAI usage, please get in touch.
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