Apps — Reviews — AMT Lab @ CMU

March 28, 2025

Artificial Intelligence, Emerging Technology, Review

Brett Ashley Crawford, Ph.D.

Co-Intelligence Offers a Model for Integrating ...

Co-Intelligence: Living and Working with Artificial Intelligence by Ethan Mollick, offers a balance of playfulness, thoughtful analysis, and clarifying frameworks for working with artificial intelligence. In this book review, Dr. Brett Ashley Crawford shares a summary of what you will find in the text and a list to grow your bookshelf to better understand the opportunities and costs of Generative AI as it infiltrates our devices, work, and life

February 20, 2025

Apps, Emerging Technology, Review

Brett Ashley Crawford, Ph.D.

NotebookLM: A Reliable Knowledge Partner

Artificial intelligence is making headlines every day, but how can we, as cultural workers, use AI ethically and effectively in our jobs? While large LLMs like OpenAI offer workers AI assistance, they come with a significant impact on the environment, hallucinations, bias, and ethical concerns regarding copyright. Smaller LLM tools solve some of these issues. The following review analyzes NotebookLM, a Google experiment, that i particularly useful tool for researchers, students, and other knowledge workers engaged in complex information.

January 21, 2025

Review, Apps

Hannah Brainard

Libby vs. Hoopla: Library Apps Revisited

For more than four years, "Libby vs. Hoopla: Reader App Comparison" has been one of the most popular reviews on our platform. As both Libby and Hoopla continue to update and expand their offerings, we wanted to revisit this topic and see how these two apps stack up in 2025.

December 23, 2024

Review, Marketing, Artificial Intelligence, Sustainability

Staff Researcher

AMT Lab Staff Books: Art, Tech, and Our World

Looking for your next read at the intersection of art, technology, and our world? The AMT Lab team shares what they have on their bookshelves this season. From the rise of AI in marketing to the urgent need for climate action, our team discusses the books we found most impactful. Read more to find insights on accessibility, the power of music, and the future of culture.

September 17, 2024

Management, Review

Guest_Correspondent

Sage Intacct: A Roadmap Review for Financial ...

With a wide range of integration possibilities and reporting flexibility, Sage Intacct might be the right financial management software for your organization. In this review, guest contributor Stewart Urist highlights a few of the key functionalities that have improved his organization's daily workflow and the quality of the financial information available, and flags some pitfalls to keep in mind along the way.

Apps

Jess Bergson

April 6, 2017

Review

Tech to Improve Inclusive Hiring Communications

Jess Bergson

April 6, 2017

Review

Tech to Improve Inclusive Hiring Communications

Want to fill your job openings fast with qualified, diverse applicants? We're reviewing Textio, a company that uses data to help companies perfect the language in their hiring communications.

Madison Lehrhaupt

November 3, 2015

Review

Timeline Art Museum App: A step Towards a Digital Museum?

Madison Lehrhaupt

November 3, 2015

Review

Timeline Art Museum App: A step Towards a Digital Museum?

Timeline Art Museum is a 2012 app that provides a visual chronology of Western European art by using multi-touch technology to bring classic works of art to life through its accessible digital format. Is this app ultimately a well-conceived timeline or an interactive digital museum? Read the review here.