Leveraging AI for Rapid Generation of Physics Simulations in Education: Building Your Own Virtual Lab

Abstract

Seemingly we are not so far from Star Trek's food replicator. Generative artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming an integral part of both science and education, offering not only automation of processes but also the dynamic creation of complex, personalized content for educational purposes. With such advancement, educators are now crafting exams, building tutors, creating writing partners for students, and developing an array of other powerful tools for supporting our educational practices and student learning. We share a new class of opportunities for supporting learners and educators through the development of AI-generated simulations of physical phenomena and models. While we are not at the stage of "Computer: make me a mathematical simulation depicting the quantum wave functions of electrons in the hydrogen atom", we are not far off.