Fast Company Tech

JUNE 24, 2025

I followed the instructions for maybe a minute max and suddenly… no click,” the user reported. The AI agent model flips the script—you don’t find information, information finds you via an intelligent intermediary that knows what you need. The response was shockingly on-point.

Personal

Medium Technology Section

JULY 14, 2025

It’s biological code — transmitting real-time instructions to every cell in your system. Every bite you take is sending molecular messages throughout your body, instructing genes to turn on or off, directing hormones to surge or stabilize, and programming your immune system’s responses. See full disclaimer at the end. It’s information.

Hunger

Fast Company Tech

JUNE 20, 2025

Fake Agatha would instruct aspiring murder mystery authors and ”inspire” their “writing journey.” Would Pelkey, the road-rage victim, be comfortable with the script his family wrote for his avatar to recite? In the end Arazi pulled out, citing the political atmosphere, and the event didn’t happen.

Boston

Fast Company Tech

JUNE 9, 2025

Example : a silly 90-second chat between two violinists I scripted with Gemini and rendered quickly with this Generate Speech tool. Use case : Make a narration track for an instructional video. Download the file if you want to keep it, or paste in different text to try again.

Free

Connection Cafe

JULY 16, 2025

Using Text to Audio Free – Step by Step Step 1: Create or input your lesson script Begin by selecting “Try it for free” on CapCut Web. Whether it’s a lecture outline, training instructions, or an educational tip, the tool helps shape clear and engaging messages.

Audio

The AI Alignment Forum

JULY 8, 2025

Published on July 8, 2025 11:50 AM GMT Abstract In this paper, LLMs are tasked with completing an impossible quiz, while they are in a sandbox, monitored, told about these measures and instructed not to cheat. I designed an experiment that creates a conflict between goal achievement and explicit instructions.

Instruction

Medium Technology Section

JUNE 11, 2025

Step 3: Run the Model Follow instructions provided by the developers. For example: With Stable Diffusion, use a Python script and command prompt to load the model and enter prompts. Step 2: Download the Model Get the model from a trusted source like GitHub, Hugging Face , or the developer’s official website.

Local

Wired

JULY 24, 2025

But she says she quickly learned how to remember all of her lines—an impressive feat, considering that the platforms usually shoot a dozen pages of script a day, whereas a traditional movie may only shoot three. Which one made them sign up for a subscription?

China

TechCrunch

AUGUST 24, 2021

Imagine typing out a series of steps in plain English that would reflect a list of actions a human QA tester would undertake to test an app, then turning that list into an automated testing script. “So it executes your instructions, and then will give you basically a pass or fail at the end. million seed round.

Script

Double the Donation

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Create a standardized script. Include matching gifts in call scripts. To illustrate our point, take a look at two possible phonathon script introductions: Phonathon Script Introduction #1: “I’m calling on behalf of University X to raise money for our annual phonathon campaign. Create a standardized script.

Tips

The Verge

AUGUST 5, 2021

These bans could have been caused by any variety of scripts that can spam Instagram’s reporting tools without hitting the app’s limits (around 40 reports, apparently). If you believe your account has been disabled or banned, Instagram offers instructions in its Help Center on how to get it back.

People

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

Good instructional design to create an environment for peer dialogue begins with good on boarding and for people to connect with something they already know or believe. So, one of the things I highly value about instructional design is the time and space to reflect on what worked and what didn’t work. Defining Roles.

Reflection

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 13, 2007

I hope to share some simple and fun ways to create "shoulder-to-shoulder" instructional media for the panel on Screencasting at NTC I'm doing. How do you create good instructional media in a reasonable amount of time and do a good enough job that helps people learn something by viewing it? and follow the instructions.

Screencast

Qgiv

MARCH 27, 2023

You can ask ChatGPT to create a thank you phone script for your volunteers, create an email thank you template, thank you messaging for a specific campaign you’ve run, and more! ChatGPT can create a thank you script for any occasion, guaranteeing your donors are acknowledged for their generosity.

Fundraising

sgEngage

APRIL 11, 2022

Your messages during this period should be both instructive and motivational, explaining to supporters what they should do to make a difference and when. . Scripts and templates. As mentioned, your advocacy campaign will likely have a few key moments in which you’ll want to instruct all of your supporters to act.

Advocacy

Tableau

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Great news for you: all of this can be scripted and deployed with ease, whether you're a Windows shop, a Mac shop, or anything in between. . . Our great Tableau Help content with step-by-step instructions to follow. Here’s what you’ll need: Some Tableau packaged workbooks (up to five.twbx files—please note that.twb is not supported).

Sample

Tableau

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Great news for you: all of this can be scripted and deployed with ease, whether you're a Windows shop, a Mac shop, or anything in between. Our great Tableau Help content with step-by-step instructions to follow. Here’s what you’ll need: Some Tableau packaged workbooks (up to five.twbx files—please note that.twb is not supported).

Sample

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2010

I've been experimenting with integrating social media into instruction for the past five years, so the webinar was a great opportunity to reflect on practice. I covered these three topics: Why: Social media integrated into instruction - Pass or Fail? What: The art of social instructional design. Social Instructional Design.

Channel

TechCrunch

APRIL 20, 2021

To use their own voice and avatar, Synthesia walks them through instructions on what type of video and audio they should send in. Users can then type in a script, add other components like text, images, shapes, etc. and ultimately generate the video without any video creation or editing skills whatsoever.

Video

TechCrunch

DECEMBER 30, 2022

Given as little as a single word, QuickVid chooses a background video from a library, writes a script and keywords, overlays images generated by DALL-E 2 and adds a synthetic voiceover and background music from YouTube’s royalty-free music library.

Generation

Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Draft a letter or email that your board members and other dedicated fans can send to targeted individuals and provide talking points for a phone script. Ask for an RSVP via email, phone, or online form, and confirm via email, including a map and parking plus in-case of-rain instructions.

Donor

Towards Data Science

MARCH 6, 2023

And the bad part — the instructions manual is not included. Downloading data Just run the script: python download_files.py To execute this script, access the spark container’s terminal (master or worker) and execute: # cd into the folder where the script is stored spark-submit --packages io.delta:delta-core_2.12:2.1.0

Google

Whole Whale

AUGUST 13, 2020

The way that Vote Forward manages volunteers is by letting people “adopt” a mailing list of potential voters and then gives instructions for them to send letters from a printed script that can be customized. Recruit volunteer thank you ambassadors to leave scripted messages on fundraising pages. Facebook Fundraising Stewardship.

Volunteer

The Verge

DECEMBER 26, 2021

Like the desktop version, the mobile Firefox browser can block trackers and scripts such as social media trackers, cross-site cookie trackers, cryptominers, and fingerprinters. I got so fed up with the algorithmically generated news on the Chrome web browser’s homepage that I started using the Firefox mobile browser on my phone instead.

Widget

NonProfit Hub

AUGUST 23, 2014

You don’t have to create an overly-produced, polished and rehearsed video with meticulously scripted talking points. Here are some instructions. However, a serendipitous moment occurred and the organization took advantage of it. Moments like these happen all the time in and around your organization.

Video

Byte Technology

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

This means: Keeping all your core programs, platforms, scripts, plugins and themes up to date with the latest versions. Follow their instructions and, in some circumstances, the host will clean up the problem for you and recommend measures you can take to avoid a future hack.

Websites

Tech Soup

OCTOBER 6, 2014

By instructing computers in a botnet to try and load and reload a website repeatedly, attackers can effectively knock a website offline temporarily. XSS — Cross-Site Scripting Attack. Cross-site scripting — or "XSS" for short — is something of a nebulous concept. Sneaky, sneaky.

Online

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 10, 2009

Many of my presentations are training, so it is also thinking through the instructional delivery. In his workshops, he offers the following formula for a storytelling based on Hollywood script writing: Introduce the central character. Next month will include NTEN's NTC. Andy is a master at storytelling.

Nonprofit

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 17, 2005

The timing errors make it more of a comedy than an instructional video, but you have to start somewhere. Here's the script. will scan later) Also, I haven't fully mastered the editing features yet as I was just trying to get it from script to filming. I hope you get a good laugh.

Technorati

NTEN

AUGUST 17, 2011

Do not instruct your staff to simply take their Flip camera and shoot video. Script your “narration” so you can shoot the right material to illustrate what you are talking about. Planning the story you want to make will save you time later. Create a “shot list” which notes the content you need to capture to tell this story.

Org

Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Step #1) G – Get the FOA/RFP/NOFA The first step in developing a grant template with the GRANTS formula is to G et the Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) or Request of Proposal (RFP) or NOFA (Notice of Funding Availability): i.e. the grant instructions. As the rivers disappear, we mourn; agriculture is suffering.

Grant

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 2, 2006

After seeing Nancy White's experiment and discovering Amit Agarwal's excellent instructions for. The instructions from Digital Inspiration were fantastic, but I made a few newbie mistakes that took me more time and were a little frustrating: 1.) Since I already invested a bit of time, I figured what the hell, I'll make a screencast.

Screencast

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 18, 2007

what I loosely call the documentary/instructional movie approach. especially when you are vertical monopoly on your screencast -- director, producer, script writer, researcher, narrator, set designer, etc. Deadlines and learning your craft in an experimental medium are definitely NOT compatible.! ve used in the past ???

Screencast

NTEN

JANUARY 22, 2009

Consider creating a pamphlet or handout with instructions on how to find and subscribe to the podcast. The University of Chicago Law School is a great example of instructions for listeners. It will take time to script, record, and edit the audio, engage with listeners, and collaborate with contributors. Additional Resources.

Podcast

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 7, 2007

And, I have to prepare some instruction in a completely different context, get organized to visit Sharing Foundation projects, pack T-shirts, AND finish the massives amount of work before I go. It was very liberating for me to create a screencast like this -- no storyboard, script, no retakes. Click to play.

Jing

Towards Data Science

APRIL 6, 2023

Inside the script, import the following dependencies: # import airflow dependencies from airflow import DAG from airflow.models import Variable from airflow.operators.python_operator import PythonOperator from airflow.providers.amazon.aws.hooks.s3 This is the default folder where Airflow searches for dags definitions. Variables list.

Data

Global Giving

APRIL 28, 2016

Try writing a script with a two-column approach. Like all good stories, your final script should have a clear beginning, middle, and end. For more detailed instructions, check out this iMovie app tutorial or this WeVideo app tutorial. If your team doesn’t understand what you’re going for, neither will your audience!

Movie