ScholarSphere Newsletter #2

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May 2nd, 2024

ScholarSphere #2

Welcome to ScholarSphere Newsletter #2

Hey there! We're super excited to introduce a brand new section in this edition of our newsletter: "Intelligent Prompt of the Week"! 🎉 We've noticed many of you are curious about getting the best results from AI tools like GPTs, so starting from this issue, we're sharing a weekly example of a "Professional Prompt" to help you achieve "Professional Results"! Check out this fresh section, intelligent prompts, below and let's keep the learning vibe high and energetic! ✨

Latest News about AI in Academia

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Google, MIT RAISE launch no-cost AI training course for teachers: A new course will help teachers learn essential AI skills and empower them to integrate AI into their daily work
Ready or not, AI is coming to science education — and students have opinions: As educators debate whether it’s even possible to use AI safely in research and education, students are taking a role in shaping its responsible use.
PCAST Backs Use of AI to Accelerate Scientific Research: AI tools are poised to revolutionize research, according to a new report from the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology.

Intelligent Prompt of the Week (New Section)

Congratulations to all our valued subscribers as we unveil our newest section: "How to Prompt Like a Pro." In the ever-evolving landscape of AI tools, mastering sophisticated interactions is key to unlocking comprehensive and precise answers. As they say, they know much—our task is to pose "The Right Questions"! Join us on this journey of progress and enjoyment as we delve into the art of effective prompting. Let's advance together and embrace the joy of learning!:

Training 1: Crafting the Perfect Abstract

Unlock the secrets of precise prompt crafting to generate high-quality abstracts for academic papers.

🎯Objective:

Elevate Your Prompt Game: Create Effective and Precise Abstracts

👶 Rookie Drafts:

"Write an abstract for this article [paste article text or attach]."

❌ Why This Falls Short:

This generic command lacks the necessary specifics—such as the article's key focus, desired length, and scholarly tone—which often leads ChatGPT to produce a broad, misaligned abstract. This type of response typically misses the mark on capturing the essence and specificity of the research, leading to a product that is less useful and demands substantial modification.

🧙 ScholarScript:

"Generate a structured abstract for the research paper titled [Paste title here]. Ensure the tone is formal and precise. Include sections on background [mention specific points such as the central research question or significant finding], methods [describe the methods, sample size, analysis techniques, and any novelties], results [highlight the key finding], and conclusions [outline the major implications]. Keep the abstract under 250 words.
Here is the article: [paste article text or attach]."

âś… Why It Works Wonders:

This crafted directive offers a blueprint for the AI to follow, leading to a concise, well-organized abstract that meets academic standards. By outlining specific sections and content expectations, it ensures that each part of the abstract directly relates to the corresponding elements of the research. This precision significantly reduces the need for edits and guarantees an output that is ready for academic scrutiny.

Let’s Learn more about AI

Welcome to the exciting world of Python programming. In this beginner-friendly tutorial, we dive deep into the basics of Python, showing you how to set up your environment, write your first line of code, and much more. Whether you're an academic researcher or simply interested in programming, this guide is designed to help you start your Python journey. In this video, you'll learn: What Python is and why it's a great choice for beginners How to download and install Python How to write your first Python command How to create and run a Python file Introduction to Integrated Development Environments (IDEs) How to use IDEs like PyCharm and Visual Studio Code

00:00 Introduction 00:52 What is Python? 2:03 Downloading and Installing Python 3:38 Writing your first Python command 4:53 Creating and Running a Python file 7:38 Introduction to IDEs 8:29 Using PyCharm 10:08 Using Visual Studio Code

AI Tools of the Week for Academia

Quillbot: Best AI Tool for Summarizing Research, AI-Based Collaboration, Multimedia Document Creation, Real-Time Editing

Bit AI: Best AI Tool for Research Documents, Advanced Citation Analysis, In-depth Citation Reports, Comprehensive Dataset

Scite: Best AI Tool for Research Citations, PDF Content Interaction, ChatGT Functionality, Streamlined PDF Workflows

PDFgear Copilot: First AI Assistant to Help People Interact with PDFs, Read, edit, convert, merge, and sign PDF files across devices

ConnectedPapers: Explore academic papers in a visual graph, Get a visual overview of a new academic field, Create the bibliography for your thesis and Discover the most relevant prior and derivative works

AI in Academia

Computer Science Distinguished Lecture delivered by Dr Tim Harris - 1st March 2024

This year's talk, entitled "Making Things Fast, from Pentominoes to AI," is delivered by alumnus Dr. Tim Harris, who works at Microsoft on performance optimization for tasks like the Azure OpenAI Service and large language models. Dr. Harris' research spans distributed systems, language runtime systems, and operating systems, with a focus on scalability and performance. He currently teaches distributed systems and multicore semantics and programming as an Affiliated Lecturer at the University of Cambridge Computer Lab. Prior to Microsoft, he worked on large-scale storage performance and data analytics with Amazon S3 and led the Oracle Labs group in Cambridge, where he researched runtime systems and the intersection of big data and high-performance computing. He previously worked at Microsoft (2004-2012) and the University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory (2000-2004), where he led research on concurrent data structures and contributed to the Xen virtual machine monitor project.

Workshops and Seminars about AI

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