I asked the "general AI agent" Manus to design and create an online course. There were some glitches, but the result shows what advanced AI could be capable of in the very near future
Andrew - agentic tools like Manus are pretty clearly something that will take performing school-related tasks to the next level and allow teachers (and eventually students) to do things I'm not sure many people understand given how far behind educators are with respect to even the very basics of what's happening in the field. For example, this recent NY Times editorial I found utterly clueless which is typical of so many people opining about AI who do not follow it (https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/29/opinion/ai-tech-innovation.html). Do you think if you had the paid version of Manus it would have completed the course no sweat without any intervention from you? I want to try to build my own online course (I just got access) but I don't have the tech skills to fix the code or spend the time - I'd hate to get 90% of the way there and have the same thing happen! One thing I do worry about is the economic divide that I think will inevitably occur as those with paid versions of AI get access to the advanced features which means most people only hear and experience inferior versions of what's possible. This, of course, has major implications for students and schools. But I am so grateful for your "review" and work here. I am eager to try this out.
Andrew - agentic tools like Manus are pretty clearly something that will take performing school-related tasks to the next level and allow teachers (and eventually students) to do things I'm not sure many people understand given how far behind educators are with respect to even the very basics of what's happening in the field. For example, this recent NY Times editorial I found utterly clueless which is typical of so many people opining about AI who do not follow it (https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/29/opinion/ai-tech-innovation.html). Do you think if you had the paid version of Manus it would have completed the course no sweat without any intervention from you? I want to try to build my own online course (I just got access) but I don't have the tech skills to fix the code or spend the time - I'd hate to get 90% of the way there and have the same thing happen! One thing I do worry about is the economic divide that I think will inevitably occur as those with paid versions of AI get access to the advanced features which means most people only hear and experience inferior versions of what's possible. This, of course, has major implications for students and schools. But I am so grateful for your "review" and work here. I am eager to try this out.
https://www.pcgamelab.com/action/remnant-from-the-ashes/