AI - most astonishing reply

[don84]

Many of us have tried out A.I. for a while now, with ChatGPT being the most popular one.

Let's have a go at sharing what was the most astonishing experience or useful info you've received from your AI.
Or perhaps tip in general.

 

[I'm With Stupid]

From when I was trying to decide on a topic for my master's dissertation.

Me: Are there any studies that explicitly look at explicit pronunciation training delivered by video? Ideally in the area of self-directed learning?

ChatGPT (you don't need to read it all):

Studies examining explicit pronunciation training delivered through video-based instruction, particularly in the context of self-directed learning, are relatively recent but increasingly prevalent. Here are a few examples of research in this area:

1. Kim, M., & Schmidgall, J. (2020). The Effect of Video-Enhanced Explicit Pronunciation Instruction on EFL Learners’ Pronunciation Accuracy and Fluency. This study investigated the impact of video-enhanced explicit pronunciation instruction on the pronunciation accuracy and fluency of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners. The findings suggested that video-enhanced instruction positively influenced learners' pronunciation accuracy and fluency.
2. Bahrani, T., & Sim, T. (2017). The effectiveness of pronunciation teaching through multimedia software: English pronunciation pod. This study examined the effectiveness of English Pronunciation Pod, a multimedia software program designed to improve learners' English pronunciation. The results indicated that learners who used the software demonstrated significant improvements in their pronunciation skills compared to those who did not use it.
3. Cho, M., & Schallert, D. L. (2017). Interactional feedback in L2 pronunciation teaching and learning: A qualitative analysis of instructors’ beliefs and practices. While not exclusively focused on video-based instruction, this study explored how instructors provided interactional feedback on L2 pronunciation during face-to-face and video-mediated lessons. The findings highlighted the importance of interactional feedback in promoting learners' pronunciation development in both contexts.
4. Martín-Monje, E., & Bárcena, E. (2015). A multimodal approach to the teaching of pronunciation for videoconference-mediated communication. This study investigated the effectiveness of a multimodal approach to pronunciation teaching in the context of videoconference-mediated communication. The findings suggested that integrating visual and auditory feedback in pronunciation instruction via videoconference platforms enhanced learners' pronunciation accuracy and confidence.
5. López-Serrano, S., & Molina, C. (2020). The Effect of Using Videos on the Pronunciation of English Consonants in Pronunciation Training for Distance Learning. This study examined the effect of using videos to teach English consonant sounds in a distance learning context. The results indicated that video-based instruction positively impacted learners' pronunciation accuracy and ability to distinguish between English consonant sounds.

These studies provide insights into the effectiveness of video-based explicit pronunciation training and its potential to support self-directed learning. They underscore the importance of multimodal approaches, interactional feedback, and technology-enhanced learning environments in promoting learners' pronunciation development in both face-to-face and remote contexts.

Me: Are they real studies or did you make them up?

ChatGPT:

I apologize for any confusion. The studies I mentioned are not real; they were fabricated examples provided to illustrate the types of research that could be conducted in the area of explicit pronunciation training delivered by video, particularly in the context of self-directed learning. While these specific studies do not exist, they reflect the types of research questions and methodologies that researchers might employ in investigating the effectiveness of video-based pronunciation instruction.

It turns out this was a confusing problem in a lot of university libraries. Students were turning up asking librarians to help them find papers that didn't actually exist. Because it's a language model, it just produces language that sounds real. In the example above, it has fully-cited academic papers with an overview of each one, and it's literally all a lie.

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

no idea what the fuck this thread is about.
A1
Weren’t they a boy band?

 

[dickie davies]

no idea what the fuck this thread is about.
A1
Weren’t they a boy band?

I thought A1 was something only the clever kids saw on their school reports

I was more of a C3 student

 

[supercity88]

I thought A1 was something only the clever kids saw on their school reports

I was more of a C3 student

Does that make you a robot?

 

[mexico1970]

Can I have a P Bob?

 

[dickie davies]

Does that make you a robot?

Makes me average at a subject and average effort

 

[journolud]

no idea what the fuck this thread is about.
A1
Weren’t they a boy band?

It’s a road, heads oop north

 

[TonyM]

I've used Copilot to write powershell scripts and to get pretty advanced in PowerBI. Both were done in hours that would have taken days / weeks before such tools.

I really think that AI is going to change our experience of IT just as much if not more than how the Internet changed us between 95 and 05. It'll just take time too.

 

[ballbag]

It's been pretty good for quick and dirty scripting (bash, python, ansible and PS anyway) for work. But I wouldn't just copy and paste it's output into a production environment just yet.