I'm frustrated at how limited Articulate's AI is
Hi, I'm really frustrated with how poor the AI in Articulate is. I just sent it to turn the knowledge checks from throughout my course into a final quiz, and the AI told me it couldn't do it. That is a serious limitation that is unacceptable. The Storyline AI has similar ridiculous limitations. Yesterday, I tried to get it to use my templates to build a wireframe for a new course. It told me it couldn't access my Articulate Templates. The AI images and audio are great, but the sync is useless half the time. When will we get a functional AI that has the ability to do simple things like this?AI voices not the same in avatar and speech generation.
So unless I'm missing something here, I have an issue. Generated and AI avitar and used the Amira voice, I have another slide where I'm just doing text to speech audio, and wanted to use the amira voice, but it isn't here. Is this an product issue or am i missing something?Major AI Assistant Workflow Friction in Rise 360: Impact on Recent Updates
Hi E-Learning Heroes Community & Articulate Team, I am sharing feedback regarding the recent updates to the AI Assistant features in Rise 360. Even as a certified user, these recent changes to the interface and functionality have introduced major friction into my authoring workflow and are severely slowing down production: Top AI Menu Toolbar Restrictions: The main AI toolbar button at the top is now only Update text across your course or for specific lessons or blocks. Previously, this button opened a comprehensive drop-down list featuring all available AI actions in one central location. Now, that list is gone, and those options have been scattered throughout different areas of Rise. Instead of having a single, efficient menu, I now have to hunt through the entire interface just to find tools that used to be readily accessible in one place. Block Background Image Swapping Glitches: Swapping out the default mountain background visual on blocks has become frustratingly unreliable. It often takes multiple attempts, rather than a single attempt like prior, to replace the generic mountain photo with a custom image when setting up background visuals for block components. Reduction in Generated Image Variations: The AI image generation tool now yields only a single image option per attempt, down from the four distinct variations we used to receive. Storyline still provides four generated image options to choose from, but Rise 360 now yields only a single image option per attempt. This reduction requires repeatedly generating images from scratch, making the search for appropriate visuals far more time-consuming. Getting four options previously allowed us to quickly compare compositions and select the best fit. Loss of Image Prompt History: The system no longer saves, displays, or retains the AI prompt used to generate an image. Previously, we could easily open an existing generated image, view the exact prompt, and copy/paste it to adapt for subsequent images. Articulate needs to add prompt history retention to Rise and Storyline for images so we can iterate on past prompts and keep generated images aligned with the same brand/theme family across a course. These changes are directly impacting authoring speed, visual brand consistency, and daily productivity. Has anyone else encountered these friction points or found effective workarounds? I strongly urge the product team to consider restoring prompt history retention, four-option image generation, and the centralized drop-down menu for AI toolbar controls.Storyline AI Insert Image won't make an isolated object cutout. Ideas?
Hi there! I'm trying to make an isolated object cutout in Storyline - a cutout of a specific make/model/color of car with a completely invisible background, so I can use animation to make the car move or use it as an icon etc. etc. I had CoPilot help me draft a prompt since none of my experiments were working (see attached). Even the very specific language of the prompt didn't work, and I kept getting the "transparency grid" background, which of course shows up when the image is inserted into the slide (see attached). I'm defaulting to telling AI to put the image on a solid background color and then use "Recolor" to make that color transparent, but it would be better if I didn't have that additional step. Any ideas?AI Avatar Improvements
A few suggestions regarding the AI avatars that I have not seen totally written out elsewhere: The Articulate voices (labeled as Owned by Articulate, Aaron - Wes) absolutely need to be listed as options when using the Generate AI Audio feature. Sometimes I need a talking head, sometimes I just need a voiceover - but I almost ALWAYS need the voices to be the same. I have a work around for this, but it is an annoying process and creates a file that is not easily editable in the future. When cropping or resizing an AI Avatar the resulting video appears distorted in Storyline, but displays correctly when previewed or published. Not a huge deal, but slightly annoying - I submitted a bug report on this. It would be great if I could attach a voice to an Avatar that is the default voice whenever I choose that Avatar. It would also be great if I could generate the "script" for the AI Avatar and had the option to Save without actually generating the video (bonus if I could generate just the voiceover, or not at all) - it could just have a placeholder load instead. This would be helpful when I have a script/storyboard that is mostly complete but I need to get further feedback at a later date. I don't like the idea of generating a video and then having to regenerate later when something changes - I try to be conscious of both my time and the resources required to make these videos. And of course, it would be great to have more granular control of the Avatar and voiceover (adding emphasis, directing the Avatar to point in specific places and such) but those are general improvements that most AI is not fully capable of at this point.Add a message for the team to see before creating courses
Hi there We would like to add a message for my 4 Rise team colleagues to see before they can create courses. We need to add a short note to remind the colleagues that they are not supposed to enter client or employee information on the Rise platform. Could that be achieved somehow? Thanks BoyanAI Generated Images - EU AI Act Compliance: Will Articulate 360 Automate AI Content Labeling?
Hi everyone, As many of you are aware, the EU AI Act is bringing some significant changes to how we handle digital content. Starting August 6th, there will be a clear legal requirement within the EU to label AI-generated content, specifically images and media that could be mistaken for authentic "real-world" content. As instructional designers, we are increasingly using Articulate’s built-in AI image generation features to speed up our workflows. However, to stay compliant, these assets need to be clearly labeled. The Act even suggests that these labels should ideally be machine-readable. So i have a few questions: Integrated Metadata/Watermarking: Is there a roadmap for Articulate to automatically include metadata or a digital "watermark" in images generated within the app? Custom Branding/Trademarks: Many of us use our own AI-generated assets alongside the built-in ones. It would be even better if we could upload a custom watermark or "AI-generated" disclaimer in the course settings or media library that automatically applies to all AI assets. We love the efficiency that AI brings to our e-learning development, but we want to make sure we’re protected legally come August. Looking forward to hearing your insights!
