Open Up Your Mind with OpenAI

 

Industry	Artificial intelligence
Founded	December 11, 2015; 7 years ago
Founders	Sam Altman Ilya Sutskever Greg Brockman Wojciech Zaremba Elon Musk John Schulman
Headquarters	Pioneer Building, San Francisco, California, US[1][2]
Key people	Greg Brockman (Chairman & President) Sam Altman (CEO) Ilya Sutskever (Chief Scientist)
Products	DALL-E GPT-3 GPT-2 OpenAI Five ChatGPT
Number of employees	>120 (as of 2020)[2]
Website	openai.com

How to Learn English Better

 How to Learn English Better

There are many ways to improve your English skills. Here are a few tips to get you started:

Practice speaking and listening regularly: The more you practice speaking and listening to English, the more comfortable you will become with the language. Find opportunities to converse with native speakers or use online resources such as language exchange websites or podcasts.

Read a variety of texts: Reading is a great way to improve your vocabulary and understand grammar structures. Start with materials that are at your level and gradually work your way up to more challenging texts.

Write in English: Writing in English can help you improve your grammar and spelling. Try keeping a journal, writing emails or letters, or composing short essays or stories.

Learn new vocabulary: Expand your vocabulary by learning new words and phrases. You can use a dictionary or thesaurus, play word games, or try using flashcards to help you remember new words.

Get feedback: It's important to get feedback on your progress to help you identify areas where you need to improve. Consider working with a tutor or teacher, or seek out feedback from native speakers or other proficient English speakers.

Remember to be patient with yourself and have fun as you learn! With consistent practice and dedication, you will see improvement in your English skills.

Note

The article and the picture are generated by the Computer (ChatGPT and DALL·E 2 - OpenAI)

What is the Metaverse?

What is Metaverse? 

One may wonder what the Metaverse is. According to Srupsresopa 92022), the Metaverse is:

What is Metaverse? Metaverse is a 3D virtual world platform that helps people living in another world to meet, talk through characters in the virtual world (Avatar) and do other activities with people who are not in the same place.

Although in the present, we are able to connect with people all over the world through the internet.

already, but in the following stages of development, every interaction will have more realism, for example, instead of talking to friends or collaborating through the Zoom application (Zoom) or (Google Meet), we can walk to find colleagues at a desk in the virtual world and sit down next to each other and talk more naturally.

Or instead of looking at the picture or artwork on the website, you can also wear 3D glasses

and can walk around the museum as if we had traveled to see it by ourselves. 

This is the Metaverse that many companies are developing.

(p. 99)

Reference: 

Srupsrisopa, J. (2022) Into the Metaverse. Bangkok: Se-Ed. (in Thai)

Test Slide Presentation 101

 Here It Is.

English with English-X

 Chat with English-X, an AI Chatbot

Loy Krathong Song (New Version)

Welcome to APEC 22 in Thailand

Metaverse

 What is a metaverse?

A metaverse is a network of 3D virtual worlds focused on a social connection (Wikipedia).

The metaverse is “an integrated network of 3D virtual worlds.” These worlds are accessed through a virtual reality headset — users navigate the metaverse using their eye movements, feedback controllers, or voice commands.

A metaverse is also a combination between the real world and the virtual world.

There are two ways to talk about the Metaverse: a metaverse and the Metaverse

= Once you put on the headset, you’re not separated from the world around you,

Collocations of the Metaverse

- A metaverse company e.g. Meta

Use Cases

- Musicians and entertainment labels are experimenting with hosting concerts in the metaverse. 

= The sports industry is following suit, with top franchises like Manchester City building virtual stadiums so fans can watch games and, presumably, purchase virtual merchandise.

- Perhaps the farthest-reaching opportunities for the metaverse will be in online learning.

Questions about the Metaverse

- While VR is considered a key ingredient of the metaverse recipe, entrance to the metaverse is not (and should not) be limited to having a VR headset.

Can chatbots think and make decisions like humans?

Can chatbots think and make decisions?

Janpha Thadphoothon

Can chatbots think? Many students feel so. A recent survey shows that 3/4 of university students said that an AI chatbot by the name of English-X could think and make decisions.

ENGLISH-X is a conversation agent powered by Google's Dialogflow AI technology with the aim to promote English language teaching and learning. English-X is designed and programmed by Asst. Prof. Dr. Janpha Thadphoothon, Business English Program, Dhurakij Pundit University. in Bangkok, Thailand

This is the script of the conversation between a human and a chatbot (19 Oct 2022).

Human: Are you happy?

English-X: I can be sad and happy at the same time. By the way., are you happy?

Human: Yes.

\

English-X:  The world will be a better place if they know that you are a happy person.

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Human: I am sure.

\

English-X: Please complete your sentence.

Human: I am sure that you are a good person.

English-X: Thanks, I try.

One cannot help but think that this chatbot can think to some degree or extent.

This is part of classroom research titled “A Survey of University Students’ Attitudes About AI Chatbots”.

One of the survey questions is: 

“I personally feel that English-X (an AI chatbot) has the ability to think and make decisions.” 

There are five choices for a group of 47 students to choose from (Strongly Agree, Agree, Not Sure, Disagree, and Strongly Disagree). They are all Thai university students.

I would like to share this interesting finding. The data from the recent survey (October 18thm 2022) reveals that the majority of the students feel that English-X (an AI chatbot powered by Dialogflow CX) has some human-like qualities.

This finding may provide support for the movement toward the use of intelligent machines in business and education. 

English-X

 

Empathy and English-X

A Discourse Analysis of Digital Assets Language (DRAFT ONLY)

A Discourse Analysis of Digital Assets Language 

 (Draft Only) 

 By Janpha Thadphoothon 

Department of Business English, Faculty of Arts, Dhurakij Pundit University, Bangkok, Thailand

Email: janpha.tha@dpu.ac.th

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to analyze a set of texts (hearing) in terms of their collocations and connotations. In this study, a word is considered a basic unit of the analysis. The researcher attempts to deconstruct the meaning of some selected words found in the hearing (communication event). Machine learning will be employed to identify the target words and their collocations.

Keywords: Discourse analysis, Collocations, Connotation

 Aim: to analyze the key terms (vocabulary) derived from the hearing on digital assets. 

This analyses include the following:

1. Collocation analysis

2. Sentiment Analysis (Deep AI)

3. Connotation Analysis

4. Representational Analysis

Connotations of the key terms - Negative , Neutral, or Positive.

"Digital assets" is this term negative or positive in the hearing?

"Cryptocurrencies" + or - or neutral?

Lexical chain?

Collocations

and Connotations

 

Background

The language of new money is another opportunity of understand the new knowledge coming into existence. Because the vocabulary is NEW, we do not fully understand what they mean and their meanings are flexible.

Notes:

1. Crypto executives including Jeremy Allaire, CEO of Circle, Samuel Bankman-Fried, CEO of FTX, Brian Brooks, CEO of Bitfury Group, Charles Cascarilla, CEO of Paxos Trust Company, Denelle Dixon, CEO of Stellar Development Foundation, and Alesia Jeanne Haas, CEO of Coinbase Inc., testify at the hearing. 

References 

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_kZELcynKQ&t=2933s

Appendices

Transcription

New Development in Google's Dialogflow (2022)

AI and Dialogflow Conversation Agents By Janpha Thadphoothon While I was having my favorite cup of coffee (Americano), I browsed through Facebook and Google, which happed to make my coffee taste bitter. I came upon a question asked by someone and the question struck my attention. It had won my attention. That question is about artificial intelligence (AI) and chatbots. The inquirer asked this question: "Is a chatbot a form of AI?" I did not read the answers but I was captivated by the link made and the skeptical tone of the question. avatar ENGLISH-X A conversation agent powered by Google's Dialogflow AI technology with the aim to promote English language teaching and learning. English-X is designed and programmed by Asst. Prof. Dr. Janpha Thadphoothon, Business English Program, Dhurakij Pundit University. in Bangkok, Thailand Dialogflow LogoPOWERED BY what would you do after breakfast?If I were so, I would do nothing. How about you? What would you do?volume_upI would read and drink coffee. I like them.I would read and drink coffee. I like them.. I see. Will that make you happy?volume_upDefinitely, yesI can't believe that! What's next?volume_upNext is your turn.The next thing is your question. What is it?volume_upYou ask me something about the weather.A bit windy.volume_upHot tooYou are happy. I am glad to hear this. What makes you feel this way?volume_upYou make me feel special. That's why I like you.You make me feel special. That's why I like you.. I am glad to hear this.volume_up Ask something... mic

Schemata, Skimming, and Scanning

ELIZA 2022

 This is the original ELIZA.

ELIZA: a very basic Rogerian psychotherapist chatbot

English for Volunteer Tour Guides

English for Volunteer Tour Guides (Zoom)

Description

This workshop aims to develop Thai university students' ability to function as volunteer tour guides. Topics cover basic functions and perspectives of foreign tourists. Kret Island is the case study.

When: April 25th, 2022

Time: 9-12 AM

Workshop Facilitator: Ryan Sarfan

This workshop is part of the course titled English for Tourism (EL 373).

ZOOM MEETING:

        Apr 25, 2022 09:00 AM

        

Please download and import the following iCalendar (.ics) files to your calendar system.

Weekly: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/tZItfuqrqzgpGdE4TYbF9RFOzKeP-AS7b2D6/ics?icsToken=98tyKuGurjIpGdGWsxqCRpwAAor4b-nwmHZejad4yCvcAQYKUCXZLMlHAv9eI4_S

Join Zoom Meeting

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86093353335?pwd=ZHVCTmNoa3h3cVdYdVBiOFNwL1lLdz09

Meeting ID: 860 9335 3335

Passcode: 326424

HUSO Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences

 HUSO Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences

https://so06.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/husojournalpnru

https://so05.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/PNRU_JHSS

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โทรศัพท์/ โทรสาร  02-5448470  
E-mail:  husojournalpnru@gmail.com
ISSN- 2586-9450 (Print) 2697-4290 (Online)

The Creative English Writing Association of Thailand (CEWAT)

The Creative English Writing Association of Thailand (CEWAT)

Writing a haiku poem is doing something small in a meaningful way. It is also a fun way to learn how to write better English.

 Where? Kret Island, Pak Kret District, Montagu Province, Thailand

When? TBA – 3 April 2022 (Sunday)

8.30 AM – 4.30 PM

By The Creative English Writing Association of Thailand (CEWAT)
ชมรม CEWAT

The Economy of the Metaverse: Icons and Modalities

The Economy of a Metaverse: Icons and Modalities

Janpha Thadphoothon

Date: 8 March 2022

The following are my quick notes (via Google  Keep), based on # Lex Fridman Podcast # 267 at https://youtu.be/5zOHSysMmH0

The interview of Mark Zuckerberg by Lex Fridman.

First and foremost, let me define whatb a metaverse is. A metaverse is a set of apps on the Internet. It is like playing many computer games at the same time. The core of a metaverse is the concept of presence. 

In order to engage in Metaverse activities, you need several gadgets - like playing games. You need a headset such as Quest. You need a smartphone or a PC, or a notebook computer. You also need to have string Internet connection. These are not free.

To really immerse in the Metaverse experience, you need to have avatars, perhaps several of them.

The Metaverse Economy, yes. I like the idea of Mark Zuckerberg, amd many pthers, that is to treat it not as a fixed tool, but an app.

A shirt that has several modalities e.g. high to low levels of modalities through style-transformation app is more attractive than an NFT shirt. I must say I like it very much Mark's critical comment on an NFT as only one usecase. fixed and lack s of flexibility in use (useless?) 

On that basis, it can be inferred that non-fingible tokens mayput you in the  disadvantages position when you interact in the metaverse. NFTs are not created solely for the Metaverse.

A Place to Learn about English in the Metaverse

 https://www.xrtoday.com/author/anwesharoy/

Personal Notes on Copyright Issues and Personal Data Protection Act, B.E. 2562 (2019)

Key Issues in Copyrights and Personal Data Protection Act, B.E. 2562 (2019)

Disclaimer (ข้อจำกัดความรับผิดชอบ): This post has been created for the purpose of English language learning only. I am not a lawyer. I am an English language teacher. โพสต์นี้จัดทำขึ้นเพื่อการเรียนรู้ภาษาอังกฤษเท่านั้น ฉันไม่ใช่ทนายความหรือนักกฎหมาย ฉันเป็นเพียงครูสอนภาษาอังกฤษ

The golden rule is this: Ask or seek permission or consent first. Publicly publishing pictures of other people's faces requires consent - You must get permission first!!

If you do things online such as selling stuff or publishing something, including videos, you need to know at least two acts (laws): the Copyrights Law and the Personal Data Law.

Taking photos of other people and posting them online without consent is not legal, and may be considered a criminal act, liable for sue. Under Section 397 of the Criminal Law, if it (such a post)  causes embarrassment or annoyance to another person, it is punishable with a fine of not more than 5,000 baht. Or maybe considered an offense of defamation by advertising under Section 328, imprisonment for not more than 2 years, or a fine of not more than 200,000 baht.

Moreover, under Civil and commercial law, Section 420, it is also possible for the person who has been photographed to sue for damages under the law.

The computer law of Thailand - In the case of importing into the computer system causing that person to lose reputation, to be insulted, to be hated, or to be embarrassed - This is considered punishable by imprisonment for not more than 3 years, a fine of not more than 200,000 baht, according to Section 16 of the Computer Crime Act.

Section 27 The Data Controller shall not use or disclose Personal Data without the consent of the data subject unless it is the Personal Data which is collected without the requirement of consent undersection 24 or section 26.

The Person or juristic person who obtains Personal Data as a result of the disclosure under paragraph one shall not use or disclose such Personal Data for any purpose other than the purpose previously notified to the Data Controller in the request to obtain such

Personal Data.- In the event that the Data Controller uses or discloses the Personal Data which is exempted from consent requirement in paragraph one, the Data Controller shall maintain a record of such use or disclosure in the record under section 39. 

Personal data that must be authorized by the data subject before it is collected, used and distributed include name, address, telephone number, e-mail address, and other information. that can be associated with the identity of the owner of the information who is a natural person (human) and includes "photographs of people with clear faces"

So, secretly taking pictures of other people and posting them online ....it's illegal!

Section 31 of the Copyright Act B.E. 2537

If “piracy goods” are sold, rented, published, distributed, imported, ordered, or for-profit, knowing that it is a pirated product - then, it is an offense under Section 31 of the Copyright Act B.E. 2537, with a fine of 10,000 – 100,000 baht. Note that if done for commercial imprisonment for 3 months to 2 years, a fine of 50,000 - 400,000 baht, or both (Section 70).

Reproduction, alteration, or distribution to the public “Copyrighted goods” without permission from the copyright owner. It is an offense under Section 27 of the Copyright Act B.E. Punishable by imprisonment of 6 months to 4 years, or a fine of 100,000 – 800,000 baht, or both (Section 69).

Online business is full of traps and risks. Anyone who thinks that the Internet is free and you can do almost anything may not go very far in the digital world.

References

https://www.thaigov.go.th/news/contents/details/

Personal Data Protection Act, B.E. 2562 (2019) - (Unofficial Translation)

Misunderstandings Regarding Article 112 and Defamation Law and Offenses under the Computer Crime Act B.E. 2550 

Disclaimer (ข้อจำกัดความรับผิดชอบ): This post has been created for the purpose of English language learning only. I am not a lawyer. I am an English language teacher. โพสต์นี้จัดทำขึ้นเพื่อการเรียนรู้ภาษาอังกฤษเท่านั้น ฉันไม่ใช่ทนายความหรือนักกฎหมาย ฉันเป็นเพียงครูสอนภาษาอังกฤษ

ความเชื่อมโยงทางภาษาและวัฒนธรรมระหว่างกันของ ไทย พม่า เขมร ลาว จีนและเวียดนาม (Language and Cultural Relationships among the Thai, Khmer, Lao, Vietnamese, Chinese, and Burmese )

Disclaimer: This topic is a work in progress and it is mainly my personal investigation.

ข้อสังเกต ความเชื่อมโยงทางภาษาและวัฒนธรรมระหว่างกันของ ไทย พม่า เขมร ลาว จีนและเวียดนาม 

Note: There are several other languages and cultures related to these six languages. 

Let's begin with the sentence "I love you."

Thai: ฉันรักคุณ.

Khmer: ខ្ញុំ​ស្រលាញ់​អ្នក។
Vietnamese: Anh yêu em.
Lao: ຂ້ອຍ​ຮັກ​ເຈົ້າ.
Chinese: 我爱你。
Burmese: မင်းကိုချစ်တယ်။
Except for Burmese, all other 5 languages follow the S+V+O syntactic structure.

The Burmese is similar to Japanese, that is, it follows to O + particle + V, knitting the subject in most cases

Thai, Lao, Khmer, and Burmese are sharing a lot of Indic roots. The word Metta is being used across the four languages, meaning the same thing - love and kindness.

The expression "Have you eaten rice yet?" is another good example, reflecting the "rice culture" of these neighbors.

ทานข้าวยัง (Thai)

ထမင်းစားပြီးပြီလား (Burmese)

你吃米饭了吗 (Chinese)

ທ່ານ​ໄດ້​ກິນ​ເຂົ້າ​ຫຼື​ຍັງ​ (Lao)

ញ៉ាំបាយហើយឬនៅ? (Khmer)

Ăn cơm chưa (Vietnamese)

หนึ่งในข้อสังเกตคือ วิธีการและคำที่ใช้แสดงการเปลี่ยนจากประโยคบอกเล่าเป็นประโยคปฏิเสธ

ภาษาจีน เท่าที่รู้ เติมคำว่า ปู้ 不 หน้าคำกริยา เช่น

หว่อปู้ชื่อจงกั๋วเริน ฉันไม่ใช่คนจีน

ปู้ห่าว ไม่ดี

แบบใช้ เม 没 (ไม่) เช่่น เมโหย่ง ไม่มี เช่น 

Wǒ méiyǒu qián หว่อ เมโหย่ เชี่ยน ฉันไม่มีเงิน

หว่อ เมโหย่ เกอเก้อ ฉันไม่มีพี่ชาย

เมเวิ่นตี้ ไม่มีปัญหา

จะว่าไปแล้ว ภาษาไทยก็มีการใช้คำที่มีเสียงคล้ายคำว่า ปู้ เหมือนกัน นั่นคือคำว่า ไป่ แต่ออกจะเป็นภาษากวีนิดหน่อย เช่น ไป่มี แปลว่า ไม่มี

สรุป จีน นำคำว่า ปู้ และ เม นำหน้าคำกริยา

ไทย นำคำว่า ไป่ และ ไม่ นำหน้าคำกริยา

ในส่วนของภาษาเวียดนามนั้น การปฏิเสธ ทำได้โดยนำคำว่า คง (không) วางไว้หน้าคำกริยา เช่น

โตยคงหิว ฉันไม่รู้

เดื่องคงโต๊ด ถนนไม่ดี

เคยสงสัยเหมือนกันว่า คง มาจากไหน แต่พอมาเรียนภาษาจีนจึงได้รู้ว่า คำว่า คง คล้าย ๆ ดับคำว่า คง 空 ในภาษาจีนที่แปลว่า ว่างเปล่า ไม่มีอะไร 

เช่น  空白 คงไบ๋ ที่ว่าง

ภาษาลาว นั้นใช้คำว่า บ่อ นำหน้าคำดริยา เช่น บ่มีเงิน แปลว่า ไม่มีเงิน 

การใช้คำว่าบ่ ในลักษณะนี้ ภาษาไทยเราก็มีใช้เหมือนกันคือ บ หรือ บ่ ในภาษาไทย แปลว่า ไม่ เช่นกัน ลองเข็คในพจนานุกรมดูแล้ว ยืนยันว่าใช่

หากอ่านโครงสุภาษิตโบราณของไทย เช่น สมัยต้นรัตนโกสินทร์ เราจะพบการประพันมักนิยมใช้ ไป่ บ และ บ่ บ่อยมาก

เช่น ควรกลัวบ่คิดกลัว บ่เอื้อ เฉกคนปโฉดไป่มี มารยาต

ในภาษาจีนแต้จิ๋วนั้น บ่ หรือปู้ ในภาษาจีนกลางนั้นไม่ต่างในการใช้หากเทียบกับภาษาไทยและลาว

บ่ตั่วบ่โส่ย แปลว่า ไม่เล็กไม่ใหญ่

บ่อเซียงกั้ง คือ บ่เป็นหยัง หรือ ไม่เป็นไรในภาษาไทย

สรุป ภาษาไทย ลาว จีนและเวียดนาม มีความเชื่อมโยงทางภาษาระหว่างกันและกันสูงมาก ทั้งในด้านโครงสร้างทางภาษา รากศัพท์ การใช้คำเปรียบเทียบ

Three Instructional Arrangements of the Post-Covid Era

CAMTESOL 2022 on Feb 18-20 2022

 CAMTESOL ANNUAL CONFERENCE

18-20 Feb 2022

Official Opening Ceremony

08:15 - 08:50 (Opening Ceremony)

GUESTS OF HONOUR

• (Pre-recorded) Welcome Speeches: CamTESOL Convenor, US Ambassador, UK Ambassador, Australian Ambassador, and Opening Speech by HE Dr Hang Choun Naron

My session is on the 18 of Feb 2022

13.00-13.45

The 41st Thailand TESOL International Virtual Conference 2022_Janpha Presentation

The 41st Thailand TESOL International Virtual Conference 2022

The 41st Thailand TESOL International virtual conference is approaching. We would like to send you our conference program (https://online.fliphtml5.com/cepym/pbsn/) and the important information to help you prepare for the conference (https://online.fliphtml5.com/cepym/xuyr/). If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to let me know. 

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