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GenAI Tools

Generative AI Tools

The table below covers a range of applications, from text generation to image creation and video editing, reflecting the diverse ways students might use these tools. Explore the full list of tools at the There’s an AI for That directory and check the Generative AI Product Tracker for regular updates.

➡️Using AI tools in ways that violate your instructor’s policies or misrepresent your work can be considered a form of academic dishonesty or plagiarism.

Table of Popular Generative AI Tools and Their Uses
Tool Type Primary Use(s)
ChatGPT (OpenAI) 📝 Text (LLM) Conversational AI, multimodal input, text generation
Claude (Anthropic) 📝 Text (LLM) Conversational AI, multimodal input, text generation
Gemini (Google) 🖼️ Text + Visuals Conversational AI, multimodal input, text generation
Copilot (Microsoft) 💻 Code/Text Assistant Coding, document help
DALL·E (OpenAI) 🎨 Image Generation Text-to-image creation
Midjourney 🎨 Artistic Images Stylized art and design
Stable Diffusion 🎨 Text-to-Image Custom AI image models
Suno 🎵 Music Generation AI-composed audio
Runway 🎬 Video Tools Video editing and generation
Descript 🎤 Media Editing Edit media using text
Adobe Firefly 🎨 Design Assistant Creative content within Adobe
Poe (Quora) 🤖 Multi-Model Multiple LLM access

GenAI Product Tracker

Generative AI Product Tracker

The Generative AI Product Tracker lists generative AI products that are either marketed specifically towards postsecondary faculty or students or appear to be actively in use by postsecondary faculty or students for teaching, learning, or research activities. The Tracker is a living document, which we update regularly as new products enter the market or new information about existing products becomes available. For more information, see our issue brief, Generative AI in Higher Ed: The Product Landscape. Thanks to Gary Price of Library Journal’s infoDOCKET for invaluable help keeping track of new product releases.

You can also access the tracker as a Google Doc.

Acknowledgements: the Generative AI Product Tracker is provided by ITHAKA S+R, available here.