A Game Changer For Zoom Classes: Live Transcription By Otter.ai
Paul Caron, TaxProf Blog
Josh Blackman (South Texas), A Game Changer for Zoom Classes: Live Transcription by Otter.ai: I've discovered a game-changer. It is possible to automatically transcribe a Zoom call in real-time. Yes. As you speak, closed captions are generated. And, a running transcript is created that students can access during, or after class. The software is known as Otter.ai. And it now interacts with Zoom. The easiest way to understand how this software works is to review a transcript. Here...

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SwRI to test AI-created flying car designs
Jeannette E. Garcia, San Antonio Business Journal
Southwest Research Institute received a four-year, $7.2 million contract from the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency to test air taxi designs created by artificial intelligence systems, according to a Tuesday news release. Austin Whittington, a senior computer scientist at San Antonio-based SwRI and the project's principal investigator, will lead a team that will analyze the AI’s designs and evaluate its capabilities for air taxis — electric flying vehicles that carry a few passengers...

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How Should You Ask for Forgiveness?
Angela Duckworth, Freakonomics
Link to podcast below. Here’s where you can learn more about the people and ideas in this episode: SOURCES Robert Emmons, professor of psychology at the University of California, Davis, and the founding editor-in-chief of The Journal of Positive Psychology.Marty Seligman, professor of psychology at the University of Pennsylvania and director of the Positive Psychology Center.Ben Ho, economist at Vassar College.John List, economist at the University of Chicago.Christine Carter, author...

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