Research Guides: Artificial Intelligence: AI Tools

Licensed AI Tools

AI Tools

A variety of AI tools are available through free and/or paid subscriptions for use with text, images, and video. This section provides a lists of licensed tools, additional AI tools, and AI detection tools. Critical evaluation of AI tools is essential in the development of AI Literacy. Critical evaluation requires careful consideration for ethical use, including maintaining academic integrity.

Licensed AI Tools

Identified tools within currently-licensed TCC-licensed products are described below.

Microsoft CoPilot

Microsoft CoPilot access is included in Microsoft 365 access available to TCC employees and students.

Log into TCCD's network on any campus or through the VDI (Virtual Desktop Infrastructure).
Log in to Microsoft 365 with your TCC credentials (@tccd.edu for employees; @my.tccd.edu for students).

Microsoft CoPilot is powered by Open AI's Chat-GPT (text) and DALL-E (images).

Note: Microsoft CoPilot is not currently approved for use with confidential college data. Follow Acceptable Use Guidelines and applicable laws, policy and procedures.

Turnitin Originality

Turnitin's AI detector, called Originality, is embedded within Canvas, TCC's Learning Management System.

AI Tools

Listed below are several common AI tools. This is not an exhaustive list of tools.

Critical evaluation of AI tools is essential in the development of AI Literacy. Critical evaluation requires careful consideration for ethical use, including maintaining academic integrity.

ChatGPT
Free limited-use access to OpenAI's ChatGPT.
Claude
Free limited-use access to Anthropic's Claude.
CoPilot
Free limited-use access to Microsoft's CoPilot (powered by Open AI's ChatGPT and DALL-E).
DALL-E
Free limited-use access to OpenAI's DALL-E.
Firefly
Free limited-use access to Adobe's Firefly.
Gemini
Free limited-use access to Google's Gemini.
Midjourney
Free limited-use access to Midjourney.
Perplexity
Free limited-use access to Perplexity.
Sora
Creating video from text. (As of July 2024 it is unreleased and not yet available to the public.)
Alexa
Free personal assistant from Amazon.
Bixby
Free personal assistant from Samsung.
Siri
Free personal assistant for Apple products.
YOU
Free access to query YOU in "Smart Mode." In addition, users get five free actions each day. "Genius Mode" may be selected for accelerated multi-step problems, "OpenAI's GPT-4 model," "Research Mode" to explore and analyze topics in depth, and "Create Mode" to generate images from text.

Listed below are several common AI tools. This is not an exhaustive list of tools.

Critical evaluation of AI tools is essential in the development of AI Literacy. Critical evaluation requires careful consideration for ethical use, including maintaining academic integrity.

AI Tutor Pro
Free access to Contact North's AI Tutor Pro
Consensus
AI Search Engine for Research.
Find & understand the best science, faster.
genei
Research faster with genei. Automatically summarise background reading and produce blogs, articles, and reports faster. (14 day free trial)
Grammarly
Free limited-use access to Grammarly.
Hemingway Editor
Free limited-use access to Hemingway Editor.
Khanmigo
Free limited-use access to Khan Academy's Khanmigo.
QuillBot
Free limited-use access to QuillBot.

Listed below are several common AI tools. This is not an exhaustive list of tools.

Critical evaluation of AI tools is essential in the development of AI Literacy. Critical evaluation requires careful consideration for ethical use, including maintaining academic integrity.

Adobe Education Exchange
Generative AI in the Classroom with Adobe Express. Free access.
AI Educator Tool Repository
Numerous specific GPTs - most are free with a ChatGPT subscription.
Brisk Teaching
An AI-powered Chrome extension, which integrates with your existing tools to create curriculum, evaluate student writing, and provide impactful feedback. Free limited-use access.
Diffit for Teachers
Helps teachers to create differentiated activities. Free limited-use access.
GrantAI
GrantAI helps organizations win more grant funding by generating compelling grant narratives with minimal effort. (7 day free trial)
Magic School
Educators use MagicSchool to help lesson plan, differentiate, write assessments, write IEPs, communicate clearly, and more. Free limited-use access.
Microsoft Designer Ideas
X account of Steve Bambury, award winning educator and Metaverse pioneer. Head of Digital Learning & Innovation at JESS Dubai.
QuestionWell
Unlimited AI-generated standards-aligned questions in seconds for free! Export to your favorite platforms!

Listed below are several common AI tools. This is not an exhaustive list of tools.

Critical evaluation of AI tools is essential in the development of AI Literacy. Critical evaluation requires careful consideration for ethical use, including maintaining academic integrity.

Magic Studio
Free limited-use access to Canva's Magic Studio.
Fireflies.ai
Fireflies.ai helps your team transcribe, summarize, search, and analyze voice conversations. Free limited use access.
Deepgram
Voice AI platform providing APIs for speech-to-text, text-to-speech, and language understanding. Free limited-use up to $200 of credit then pay as you go.
Otter.ai
Never take meeting notes again. Get transcripts, automated summaries, action items, and chat with Otter to get answers from your meetings. Free limited-use access.
Microsoft Designer
Free limited use access to Microsoft's Designer.
Canva
Free limited-user access to Canva.
Adobe Express
Free limited-user access to Adobe Express.
Scribe
Scribe helps your team document processes in seconds. Free limited-user access to Scribe.

AI Detection Tools

AI prompt “Shiny Asimov-style contemplative classroom robot”

GPTZero
Free limited-use access to GPTZero.
Maybe's AI Art Detector
Free access to Maybe's Art Detector.
Winston AI
AI content detection tool to help check AI content generated with ChatGPT, GPT-4, Google Gemini and many more Large Language Models. (7 day free trial)
Originality.AI
Free limited-use access. (credit card required)
Undetectable AI
Free limited-use access to Undetectable AI. Detects AI content, which can then be "humanized" and made "undetectable" with paid subscription.
ZeroGPT
Free limited-use access to ZeroGPT.
AI Or Not
Limited-use access. Detects AI-generated images & audio. (10 free image checks per month)