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EPISODE · Nov 2, 2025 · 44 MIN

Daniel Rivera - Artificial Intelligence: Rules, Connections, People

from Lead. Learn. Change. · host Daniel Rivera

4:45 – two (maybe three) rules for AI prompts 5:15 – Rule 0 – mindset 5:45 – Rule 1 - be clear and specific 8:05 – don’t be discouraged 8:25 – Rule 2 - have a conversation 10:00 – keep going, don’t settle 10:50 – the Magic School conundrum 14:00 – Khanmigo – one for teachers and one for students 15:15 – Khanmigo will not provide answers – it’s a tutor 16:15 – Microsoft Copilot 16:35 – Coach.microsoft (reading support) 17:45 – Perplexity (powered by Claude and by ChatGPT) 19:15 – to increase the quality of student work, give them an audience 20:35 – students have stories to tell and they just don’t know how 21:00 – music, curiosity, passion, engagement, poetry, content areas 22:00 – ChatGPT is the Coca-Cola of AI 22:30 – there are a lot of AI chatbot options available, and a number are free 23:45 – image, audio, video “categories” of AI 24:30 – exponential vs. additive potential of AI growth 27:05 – machine learning, language comprehension, image recognition 28:00 – Neuralink – a brain interface chip – drive a computer with your mind alone 28:45 – Blindsight – resolution improving and possibly humans with infared vision 30:30 – the connection between and mutual dependence across: \Power the energy sector, AI data and power consumption, national security, and climate concerns 32:25 – data sets (prior knowledge), compute power (processing time or general intelligence + effort), algorithms for training (teaching, formative assessment) 34:40 – how AI entered the most recent presidential election conversation 35:30 – military, environmental, academic, geopolitical, and economic growth concerns are inextricably connected with AI 39:45 – Donald Dowdy, high school band director 40:40 – Bruce Little, Art Education Practicum instructor, Georgia Southern University 42:30 – honor, discipline, respect, the craft of teaching 43:25 – You can’t replace relationships with AI Blindsight ChatGPT Claude Coach (Microsoft - reading support) Khanmigo (main page) Khanmigo for parents Khanmigo for teachers Magic School Microsoft Copilot Neuralink Perplexity Background image on cover is by Albert Stoynov, on Unsplash. This image replaces the standard cover art by Simon Berger (details in the footer). Music for Lead. Learn. Change. is Sweet Adrenaline by Delicate Beats Podcast cover art is a view from Brunnkogel (mountaintop) over the mountains of the Salzkammergut in Austria, courtesy of photographer Simon Berger, published on www.unsplash.com. Professional Association of Georgia Educators David’s LinkedIn page Lead. Learn. Change. the book Instagram - lead.learn.change

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In this second conversation with Georgia educator Daniel Rivera, some outstanding guidance is provided for anyone who wants to use Artificial Intelligence, whether they consider themselves an expert or a novice. Some specific AI tools are mentioned, and Daniel offers some interesting perspectives regarding the ways AI is connected to the energy sector, politics, and economic growth. After sharing with us some of the great things AI can do and will do (Neuralink, Blindsight), Daniel ends his remarks with a universal truth about great teachers and the value of relationships, which AI cannot match.

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