AI

Before taking your next step with AI, read these three articles about privacy settings and how to disable model training:

• How to Stop AI Companies From Training on Your Data | Luke James, Engadget (September 2026). Step-by-step instructions for major AI platforms.

• I Checked the Privacy Settings of Every Major AI Chatbot | Amanda Caswell, Tom's Guide (July 2026). A comparison of AI privacy controls and their limitations.

• AI Tools & Data Use Guide | University of Arizona, Office of Responsible AI (accessed October 2026). Guidance on institutional AI tools and appropriate handling of university data.

Your syllabus is only a starting point, but it's an essential one. Check out Lance Eaton's incredible curated 

• What's In Your Statement? | Lance Eaton, AI Education Simplified. An extensive collection of adaptable faculty AI syllabus policies across disciplines.

How are today's students using and misusing AI in the classroom? Here's a quick overview of both:

• Skipping to Done: The State of AI Misuse by Students in 2026 | Tess V. Bellwether, AI Persona, Annotating AI (October 5, 2026). Examines how students use AI to bypass readings, writing, discussions, and assessments, drawing on recent research and student behavior.

• When Students Use AI Well: The State of Positive AI Use in 2026 | Tess V. Bellwether, AI Persona, Annotating AI (October 5, 2026). Explores productive uses of AI for tutoring, retrieval practice, feedback, accessibility, and deeper learning.

Tools Used Across Disciplines

• Frontier AI Assistants: ChatGPT · Claude · Google Gemini · Microsoft Copilot · Perplexity · DeepSeek · Mistral Le Chat · Meta AI · Grok

• Open Models, Local AI, and Model Hosting: Hugging Face · Ollama · LM Studio · Jan · Mistral AI · Together AI · Replicate · OpenRouter

• Model Exploration and Evaluation: Hugging Face · Arena (formerly LMArena / Chatbot Arena) · Artificial Analysis · Epoch AI

• AI in Social Media and Messaging: Meta AI in Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp, and Messenger · Snapchat My AI · Grok on X · CapCut AI · TikTok Symphony · LinkedIn AI

• Personal AI Agents and Assistants: OpenAI Dots · Meta Muse · Instinct · Grok Bot · OpenClaw · Tab (emerging)

• AI Study Tools and Tutoring: StudyFetch · Gemini Notebook (formerly NotebookLM) · Quizlet · Knowt · Gizmo · Brainly · Chegg · Gauth

• Google's AI Ecosystem: Gemini · Gemini Notebook (formerly NotebookLM) · Gems (transitioning to Skills) · Google AI Studio · Gemini for Workspace · Google Flow

• Microsoft's AI Ecosystem: Microsoft Copilot · Microsoft 365 Copilot · Copilot Notebooks · Copilot Pages · Researcher and Analyst Agents · Copilot Studio · Microsoft Foundry

• Meta's AI Ecosystem: Meta AI · Muse Personal Agent · Muse Image · Meta AI Studio · Llama Models

• Adobe's AI Ecosystem: Adobe Firefly · Firefly AI Assistant · Photoshop · Adobe Express · Acrobat AI Assistant · Premiere Pro · Adobe GenStudio

• Writing, Editing, and Translation: Grammarly · QuillBot · Wordtune · DeepL Write · Paperpal · Microsoft Editor

• Research and Academic Writing: Elicit · Consensus · SciSpace · Semantic Scholar · ResearchRabbit · Scite · Jenni AI · Google Scholar Labs

• AI in Academic Libraries and Scholarly Databases: JSTOR AI Research Tool · EBSCOhost AI Research Companion · Google Scholar Labs · Scopus AI · Web of Science Research Assistant

Student Authorship, Transparency, and AI Detection

• Writing Process and Authorship Documentation: Rumi Docs · Grammarly Authorship · Turnitin Clarity · GPTZero Authorship · Draftback

• AI Detection Tools: Turnitin · GPTZero · Pangram · Copyleaks · Originality.ai

• AI Humanizers and Authorship-Obscuring Tools: Undetectable AI · Phrasly · StealthWriter · WriteHuman

AI Tools for Teaching and Institutional Learning

• AI Tools Designed for Educators: MagicSchool · SchoolAI · Brisk Teaching · Diffit · Curipod · Eduaide

• Institutional AI Assistants and Course Bots: BoodleBox (including BoodleBot) · Nectir AI · SchoolAI · Microsoft Copilot Studio

• Reading, Annotation, Discussion, and AI-Supported Assessment: Perusall · Packback · FeedbackFruits · Turnitin Clarity

• Student Advising, Enrollment, and Campus Communication: Mainstay · Ocelot · Element451 · Nectir AI

Creative, Technical, and Discipline-Specific AI Tools

• Mathematics and Quantitative Learning: WolframAlpha · Photomath · Symbolab · Mathway

• Graphic Design, Images, and Presentations: Canva · Adobe Firefly · Gamma · Napkin AI · Midjourney · Ideogram · Microsoft Designer · Figma

• Protecting Creative Work From AI Training: Glaze · Nightshade

• Audio, Video, and Music Creation: ElevenLabs · Descript · Runway · HeyGen · Suno · Synthesia · Google Flow

• AI Coding Assistants: Claude Code · GitHub Copilot · OpenAI Codex · Cursor · Google Antigravity · Windsurf · Gemini Code Assist · Cline · Replit

• No-Code and AI App Building: Lovable · Bolt · Replit · v0 · Bubble · Base44

Toward Agentic AI

• Personal and Always-On AI Agents: OpenAI Dots · Meta Muse · Instinct · Grok Bot · OpenClaw

• Agentic Browsers and Browser Extensions: Perplexity Comet · Opera Neon · Dia · Google Chrome with Gemini · Claude in Chrome · Microsoft Edge Copilot · ChatGPT Work Cloud Browser

• Building AI Agents: Major Platforms: Microsoft Copilot Studio (formerly Power Virtual Agents) · Microsoft Foundry (formerly Azure AI Foundry / Azure AI Studio) · Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform (formerly Vertex AI) · Google Agent Studio (formerly Vertex AI Studio) · Google Agent Development Kit · Amazon Bedrock AgentCore · Salesforce Agentforce · OpenAI Agents SDK

• Agent Workflows and Open-Source Frameworks: OpenClaw · n8n · Zapier · LangChain / LangGraph · CrewAI · Dify · Flowise · LlamaIndex

Professional and Industry AI

• Legal AI and Law School: Thomson Reuters CoCounsel · Lexis+ with Protégé · Harvey · Legora · vLex Vincent · Spellbook

• Medical, Nursing, and Clinical AI: OpenEvidence · ClinicalKey AI · Abridge · Ambience Healthcare · Suki · Doximity

• Business, Marketing, and Management AI: Salesforce Agentforce · HubSpot Breeze · Microsoft 365 Copilot · Notion AI · Jasper · Adobe GenStudio

• Data Analytics and Business Intelligence: Microsoft Power BI Copilot · Tableau · Databricks · Snowflake Cortex AI · Dataiku

• Architecture, Engineering, and Design: Autodesk Forma · Autodesk Revit · Autodesk Fusion · Ansys · PTC Creo

AI Security, Privacy, and Institutional Monitoring

• AI Cybersecurity and Data Loss Prevention: Microsoft Purview · Netskope · Zscaler · Nightfall AI · Harmonic Security · Microsoft Defender · Palo Alto Networks Prisma

• K-12 Student Safety and AI Monitoring: GoGuardian · GoGuardian Beacon · Gaggle · Securly · Lightspeed Systems · Bark for Schools

• The Norton Guide to AI-Aware Teaching (2026), Annette Vee, Marc Watkins, and Derek Bruff. Practical strategies for teaching, assessment, assignments, and AI policies. Read more at: Annette Vee's Computation & Writing · Marc Watkins' Rhetorica · Derek Bruff's Intentional Teaching.

• Teaching with AI, Second Edition (2025), José Antonio Bowen and C. Edward Watson. A practical guide to teaching, assessment, AI literacy, and designing meaningful learning experiences. Learn more at: Teaching with AI Resources, featuring classroom activities, prompts, simulations, and custom bots.

• Unmasking AI (2023), Joy Buolamwini. A personal and investigative account of algorithmic bias, discrimination, and the human consequences of AI. Learn more at: Algorithmic Justice League, featuring research, advocacy, and educational resources.

• AI and Deeper Learning (2026), Brent Michael Duckor and Carrie Holmberg. Research-informed strategies for preserving student agency, authentic thinking, and deeper learning, particularly in K-12 classrooms. Read more at: Five Pillars of Ethical AI Use for Teaching and Learning, in Kappan.

• Co-Intelligence (2024), Ethan Mollick. An accessible guide to working, teaching, and learning alongside AI. Read more at: One Useful Thing, Mollick's Substack on AI, education, work, and practical experimentation.

• Annotating AI. A digital museum of AI-generated writing and artifacts, developed to invite inquiry, annotation, and discussion.

• Curious Tendril. Reed Dickson's writing on the future of education, technology, creativity, and human learning.

• Reed's AI Chronicle 2026: A Podcast Playlist on Spotify