Fact Checking Engineer, Storytelling TikTok Shifts & Learning Pillows
3 Trends to Highlight in April
Here are 3 recent TRENDS that may have huge implications for learning, teaching and storytelling:
Fact Checking Engineer:
With the growing use of AI, several organizations are concerned about the accuracy of the output of content. How do they validate if the AI is true or has “hallucinations”. Several companies have added “Fact Checking Engineers” to their staff. This person checks AI output against sources, including print content, checking to see if the result is accurate.
The backgrounds of AI Fact Checking Engineers often include degrees in Philosophy or Journalism as well as competencies in complex hobbies such as Chess. One company actually recruited a Fact Checking Engineer from the State Police where they were a Forensic Investigator. OpenAI has tried to dispute the need for human Fact Checkers and is offering an upsell to their commercial ChatGPT with an AI fact checker for AI output.Storytelling TikTok Shifts: Several years ago, TED shortened their talk durations from 60 to 30 to 18 minutes - and sometimes shorter 6 minute ones in TEDx gatherings. But, TikTok has created a pressure to shorten Storytelling even more - especially for the youngest generation of employees.
MASIE Learning Foundation has been tracking the rise of 3 minute Storytelling and learning presentations at startups and even some manufacturing locations with large number of younger staff.
The newest generation does not want Stories to go on and on. They don’t want a multi-slide PowerPoint. Many are using a new app called “SandTimer for Wow Stories” that will structure and contain all content stories to 3 minutes or less
Research shows that many learners only store about 180 seconds of content in their brain for long-term recall. This shift is radically shrinking the length of staff meetings, training sessions and even emerging as a new format for TikTok Format Performance Reviews.Learning Pillows at Work & Home: I have always been a big fan of innovation in pillows. In the latest 2 years, we have started to see “Learning Pillows” pop into the marketplace. They include data capture technology that tracks your attention levels and even map out your dream intensity at night. But, Learning Pillows can also be used at the workplace, positioned behind the employee on a chair, capturing the content and employee attention levels to new material. Some employees find that the use of a “Learning Pillow” can radically improve their skill development and performance - as the fluffy device helps with Cognitive Rehearsal and Recall for newly acquired content.
There are concerns that employers might capture and rate the focus levels of employees that would become a factor in promotions or layoffs. Pillow Data Privacy rules are likely to emerge as Learning Pillows become more popular
A Delightful Warning: For the past thirty years, I have enjoyed creating a fun and spoofy post in my newsletters and blogs on April 1st. May you enjoy these April Fools Day posts - noting that there is an element of possible reality in each one.
Yours in Learning,Elliott Masie
MASIE Learning Foundation
MASIE Productions
www.masie.com
emasie@masie.com
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