Daniel Rivera - Artificial Intelligence: Rules, Connections, People
Sun Nov 02 2025
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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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