Most Flint activities have specific learning objectives in mind. If teachers or students want to ask more general questions and would like for a more general AI assistant, the general AI is a good way to get that support. The perks of having students use this instead of ChatGPT include:
Access to the best models for free (we use GPT-4o)
Ability to use math notation, calculation, graphing, code editing, and image generation
Data privacy (ChatGPT feeds all conversations back into its training for new models, whereas in Flint no conversations are sent back to model providers like OpenAI)
Administrator oversight (admins at your school can see all the conversations students are having with the general tutor and inappropriate/dangerous messages are flagged by Flint for admin to review)
Here is how to access it and view past sessions with it.
Note: if you cannot see the small bar and button in step one, your school admin may have disabled it. Please reach out to them for further assistance.
Chatting with the general AI
Click on the expansion button on the general AI bar in the bottom right corner
Chat with the AI in the small window
You can chat about anything with the general AI, including current events — courtesy of web search, random questions, or creating rubrics and worksheets.
Viewing past sessions with the general AI
Pop out the chat window using the button in the top bar
Select and view sessions on the left-hand side
