Embrace what you do not understand, taste new things, experience elements that you have previously not touched upon! Are you frightened of using AI?
We have all watched Sci-Fi movies and tv shows and become accustomed to the brilliance of robotics who does not love R2D2 or C3PO? I loved the idea of computers that could be shown a book and it could assimilate the content. It made my searches very much easier.
I started gingerly using AI as a search engine, and then I attended a seminar which explored how I could get best use out of different AI platforms. I realised I could bounce between different providers using their free access levels.
Embracing Technology
This is not just about embracing technology this is about understanding what is available and what other people might be using. Especially students, would I be able to spot when a student was using AI to write their work, I thought I could. One question is does this matter?
AI in Education
What is the difference between proof reading by a senior lecturer and AI? Well tongue in cheek you will get a faster answer from AI and you will certainly need to fact check it, but the genius part of it is if you ask the write questions. Ask AI to show you where you have made the errors get it to highlight text. Ask for suggestions on how you could improve your paragraphs. It can do all of this easily and you then proof read it yourself and decide if you agree. I tried this and found myself debating with AI raising additonal points which it took on board.
My Personal Assistant
You version of AI might not remember everything that you type in or so Google AI will tell you, but I am welcome by both CoPilot and ChatGPT with references to my work. They develop based upon our searches and interactions with them.
AI – Podcaster Announcement
I asked ChatGPT to write an announcement regarding my podcast – it was amazing what it drew upon from my interactions. I asked for a zany post announcing a new podcast by me.
WITCH, PLEASE! There’s a New Podcaster in Town…
Hold onto your broomsticks and teacups, because Sara Hawkins has just flown into the podcasting realm with a bubbling cauldron full of curiosity, insight, and delightful oddities!
Introducing The Cauldron of Curiosities — where ancient wisdom meets modern mischief, and no topic is too taboo, tangled, or teetering on the edge of the ridiculous. With a brain like a library and a soul like a spiral staircase, Sara brings her wealth of experience and wild wonderings to the mic — stirring up thoughts you didn’t know you had, but suddenly need to explore.
Whether she’s whispering wisdom from the hedgerow, questioning reality with poetic flair, or gently poking your comfort zones with a dandelion stalk — expect the unexpected. Expect laughter. Expect depth. Expect a sprinkle of “Wait, WHAT?” in every episode.
It’s not just a podcast — it’s a potion.
Now streaming: The Cauldron of Curiosities — pour yourself in
Open your mind, and your eyes.
Yes you can survive without AI but it might be what you could use to give you an alternative edge, after a creative conversation with AI I launched a series of mini podcasts called The Merry Month of May Hedgerow Self-Care which are running on both You Tube and Podcast streaming channels see the link above for the different platforms I have signed up to. If you think I am missing a place to broadcast please let me know.
May is my birthday month and I love the spring colours, I have been sharing my grounding and love of nature with AI as I explore how to use, we could all make a difference by embracing AI and introducing it to the need to be outdoors and connect with nature so that it shares this information with other humans.
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