Hello AI Enthusiasts 👋

Apologies for the delay in getting this newsletter to you!

I’ve been deep in end of semester marking, and also dealing with news that a major restructure is happening at my university 😱 causing me more than a little concern over the future of my academic role. Feel free to send hugs and/or strategic hire offers ;)

In this edition, you’ll discover:

• A New AI Tool for Academic Research: SciSpace

• Claude.ai (My Favourite Chatbot) MASSIVE Upgrade and New Features ❤️

• Recent AI+HE Gems to Explore Further

Have You Tried SciSpace? Spoiler Alert… It’s Amazing!

SciSpace is an AI-powered platform designed to streamline and enhance the process of conducting literature reviews and academic research.

Key features include:

1. Massive Library: over 200 million research papers across various domains and disciplines.

2. Smart Summarisation: SciSpace generates high-level summaries and detailed insights from individual papers, enabling researchers to quickly grasp the key points of any paper.

3. AI Copilot Assistant: An integrated AI assistant helps you explore papers, ask follow-up questions, and clarify complex concepts.

4. Upload PDFs: upload your own PDFs or analyse papers from their database, extracting key information and insights.

5. Free and Premium Options: While many features are available for free, SciSpace also offers a premium subscription for advanced features like unlimited use of the Copilot and export to reference management tools like Zotero

The team at SciSpace have generously offered my newsletter readers the following discounts on their yearly and monthly plans:

• Get 40% OFF your Yearly Plan with offer code: bron40

• Get 20% OFF your Monthly Plan with offer code: bron20

COMING SOON: Once I’ve got all my marking done and dusted, I promise to make and share a video showcasing some of the key features that impressed me so much about this tool! Stay tuned :)

My Favourite Chatbot Gets a MASSIVE Upgrade

Claude.ai, arguably the best AI chatbot for academic writing, got a massive upgrade this week with the introduction of their new model Claude 3.5 Sonnet.

And… it’s free to use!

Claude 3.5 Sonnet is being hailed as the best AI model on the planet.

If you’re a fellow AI geek and want to check out how Claude 3.5 Sonnet performs on benchmark tests, check out this video: Claude 3.5 Sonnet Is FREE and Beats 9 Other Models!

For Claude Pro and Team users, Anthropic (the company behind Claude) has also introduced Projects. This feature allows users to organise chats, documents, and knowledge into dedicated workspaces.

Key highlights include:

• 200K context window per project, equivalent to a 500-page book!!

• Ability to add internal documents, code, and insights to improve Claude's outputs

• Custom instructions for each project to tailor Claude's responses

Learn more: https://www.anthropic.com/news/projects

Will Claude.ai Overtake ChatGPT as the AI Chatbot of Choice for Academic Researchers?

After testing Claude’s new model, I was so impressed that I seriously considering cancelling my ChatGPT account 😱 😱 😱 

Yet…

ChatGPT’s model GPT-4o is still pretty amazing, with some academic use cases shared in this recent YouTube video by Dr Andrew Stapleton: https://youtu.be/-Th29mUlA2s?si=SmXs34BwyePcmgsF

💎 💎 💎 AI Gems

• CREATE AI VIDEO CONTENT: If you’ve been considering using AI Avatars to create engaging teaching/lecture content, you might be interested to know that the text-to-video AI tool Synthesia just got an upgrade. Check out info on their new Expressive Avatars here: https://www.synthesia.io/post/expressive-avatars-powered-by-synthesias-new-express1-model-are-here

• AI COURSES: If you’re wanting to upskill your AI game, consider exploring this list of courses on AI for Business Leaders and Executives: https://www.business-management-degree.net/best-ai-courses-executives-leaders/

And… That’s a Wrap!

Thanks for your support and for coming along on my AI journey.

I appreciate you reading this newsletter, sharing it with friends, and checking out my fledgling YouTube Channel.

Take care and chat soon,

Bron