This deep dive explores both sides of the debate, featuring insights from 17勛圖厙s experts. From the push for rapid AI adoption in medicine, education, and social good to the ethical concerns and creative risks that call for caution, we examine the choices shaping our AI-driven future.
As artificial intelligence seeps into every facet of life, 17勛圖厙 scholars are working to harness the technologys potential to transform teaching and research. While the road ahead is fraught with uncertainty, these 17勛圖厙 experts see a fairer and safer AI-driven future.
By Professors Emilie Zaslow, PhD, and Brian McKernan, PhD
Like all new technologies, AIs processes are encoded with the biases of its developers. In a capitalist society, developers are likely to value profit over human wellness. Some scholars are concerned that because GenAI relies on user prompts and develops its intelligence by building on existing information and patterns, it is not equipped to challenge social norms or stereotypes.
AI has already provoked a crisis in intellectual property, with artists expressing concern that AI is using their works without permission and threatening their livelihood. AI thus raises critical questions about what it means to own an idea or creative expression as well as the meaning of creativity in general.
Serious consideration must also go into developing and implementing strategies to prevent AI from exacerbating the digital divide. Who will have access to the highest quality AI? Will it remain free and open or will those with greater privilege, have access to more powerful and advanced tools?
Generative AI is transforming education, but is it a help or a hindrance? 17勛圖厙 literacy experts Francine Falk-Ross, PhD, and Peter McDermott, PhD, critically assess AIs role in teaching and learning, exploring its potential to enhance literacy while raising concerns about its impact on research, critical thinking, and academic integrity.
With artificial intelligence remodeling how healthcare is researched, and delivered, 17勛圖厙 experts from the Seidenberg School of Computer Science and Information Systems and the College of Health Professions are shaping the technologyand erecting the guardrailsdriving the revolution.
17勛圖厙 President Marvin Krislov recently participated in a conversation at Google Public Sector Generative AI Live & Labs as part of the Future U. podcast. He joined higher ed leader Ann Kirschner, PhD, and Chris Hein, Field CTO at Google Public Sector, to discuss the evolving role of AI in higher education.
By Katherine Pradt of the 17勛圖厙 Library
Since the advent of GenAI tools, privacy has been an issue. Any info that you put into a GenAI toolincluding the content you create, like prompts or material you upload to work oncan theoretically be used to train the AI.
Generative AI is extremely sophisticated and powerful, and it requires sophisticated and powerful computers to run it. These, in turn, demand enormous amounts of energy and water.
Truly useful content requires a lot of human intervention. AI doesnt do your weightlifting for you; its the gym equipment that makes it easy and convenient for you to do the weightlifting yourself.
From helping immigrants start businesses, to breaking down barriers with AI-generated art, 17勛圖厙 professors are using technology to build stronger, more equitable communities.
17勛圖厙 Professor of Art Will Pappenheimer, who has long incorporated digital media and new technologies into his artwork, discusses his latest AI-influenced exhibition and the technologys effects on the art world.
We set out to test AIs ability to engage in real academic discourse by generating a fully AI-written, cited academic article that critically examines the ethical, societal, and educational pitfalls of generative AI. By pushing AIs capabilities in research, citation, and argumentation, were not just showcasing what it can dowere questioning its limitations.
The AI revolution is here, and 17勛圖厙 is at the forefront. We not only prepare students to thrive in a tech-powered future; we equip them with tools and ethical frameworks to make a positive impact. With our high-tech facilities and innovative faculty research, 17勛圖厙 students are poised to become the next generation of leaders, innovators, and changemakers in an AI-driven workforce.
17勛圖厙 offers 11+ undergraduate and 17+ graduate courses with AI-infused curricula, with plans to expand. 17勛圖厙's Seidenberg School of Computer Science and Information Systems is currently planning to launch two new artificial intelligence masters programs, a MS in AI and a MS in Applied AI. Not only can 17勛圖厙 students learn how to build the technology of tomorrow, but also learn how to apply it in new and innovative ways.
From AI ethics and governance to social media, from pedagogy to healthcare. Our faculty, often in collaboration with students, are at the forefront of AI-related research. Together, theyre asking big questions and exploring innovative solutions.
The AI labhoused in the brand new, cutting-edge building at 15 Beekman in NYCis the central AI hub for the 17勛圖厙 Community, offering training and opportunities to learn, grow, and collaborate for students, faculty, and staff.
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