BUT I THINK WE WILL THIS TIME. >> IN MORE EDUCATION NEWS, THE
WORLD OF MACHINE LEARNING EXPLODED INTO EVERYDAY LIVES
OVER THE LAST YEAR WHEN GENERATIVE ARTIFICIAL
INTELLIGENCE WITH ADVANCED LANGUAGE MODELS AND CHAT
FUNCTIONS BECAME AVAILABLE TO THE MASSES.
HERE AND NOW STUDENT JOURNALIST JANE McCAULEY REPORTS ON HOW
COLLEGE EDUCATORS AND STUDENTS ARE ADAPTING TO THE NEW A.I.
LANDSCAPE. >> WE USE TERMS LIKE ARTIFICIAL
INTELLIGENCE AND IT SOUNDS KIND OF SCARY.
>> POWERFUL SERVERS LIKE THESE PROCESS AND ANALYZE LARGE
AMOUNTS OF DATA TO PRODUCE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.
IN FACT, WE USE A.I. TO GENERATE SOME OF THESE IMAGES, BUT THE
CONCEPT OF A.I. IS NOT A NEW ONE. >> IN THE 21st CENTURY.
IT'S LIKE TERMINATOR, CRAZY STUFF LIKE THAT.
>> MACHINE LEARNING DATES BACK BEFORE THE '80s, BUT THE
RELEASE OF A.I. PROGRAMS THAT GENERATE PHOTOS OR TEXT, LIKE
CHAT-GPT, HAVE ONLY BEEN IN PUBLIC USE SINCE THE END OF
2022. >> WE NEED TO USE THE FACT
THAT... >> ENGINEERING PROFE SSOR AT
UW-MADISON FOCUS ON THE ETHICS OF A.I. AND WAYS PEOPLE CAN
LEARN TO USE IT SAFELY TO SOLVE PROBLEMS.
>> THESE ARE JUST VERY CAPABLE TOOLS. THEY'RE USEFUL.
THEY'RE DESIGNED WITH A PURPOSE. THEY'RE DESIGNED BY PEOPLE.
AND THEY HAVE LIMITATIONS. IT'S JUST KIND OF LIKE THE NEXT
STEP IN HELPING US IMPROVE. >> BUT WHAT ARE THESE PROGRAMS
AND HOW DO THEY WORK? PROGRAMS LIKE CHAT-GPT ARE
LANGUAGE-BASED MODELS, MEANING THEY EXCEL AT CLEANING UP
GRAMMAR AND ARTICULATING WRITING. >> I HAVE STUDENTS T
HAT SPEAK ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE.
THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT DON'T COME NATURALLY IF YOU'RE NOT A
NATIVE SPEAKER. >> AND A.I. PROGRAMS CAN
REARRANGE WRITING TO MAKE IT SOUND NATURAL.
>> GPT BECOMES SUPER HANDY IF YOU GIVE IT A PROMPT LIKE, HEY,
CAN YOU EDIT THIS TO MAKE IT SOUND MORE NATURAL.
OR CAN YOU EDIT THIS TO MAKE IT SOUND MORE CONCISE?
>> TEACHERS DIFFER ON WHETHER THEY ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO USE
A.I. IN THE CLASSROOM OR AVOID IT COMPLETELY.
PROFESSORS LIKE NATE YOUNG TEACH STUDENTS TO THINK CRITICALLY
ABOUT HOW TO USE A.I. PROGRAMS. >> I'M NOT TRYING TO GEAR THEM
TOWARDS NOT USING IT OR GEAR THEME TOWARDS USING IT.
I JUST WANT THEM TO UNDERSTAND WHAT IT IS AND HOW THEY CAN MAKE
INFORMED CHOICES ABOUT ITS USE IN SCHOOL AND BEYOND SCHOOL AS
WELL. >> DURING CLASS, YOU NG INVITES
HIS STUDENTS TO HAVE OPEN CONVERSATIONS ABOUT A.I.,
INCLUDING HOW TO USE IT TO BRAINSTORM AND NARROW DOWN
WRITING IDEAS. >> THE COLLEGE WRITING CLASSROOM
IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER, PRECISELY BECAUSE I THINK IT'S
ONE OF THE ONLY PLACES WHERE STUDENTS WILL BE TAUGHT HOW TO
RESPONSIBLY USE THAT TECHNOLOGY. >> BUT MANY STUDENTS ARE HOPING
TO TACKLE THESE QUESTIONS THEMSELVES.
>> WE SHOULD GET THUS. IT'S NO BIG DEAL.
>> BEN HAM FOUNDED THE WISCONSIN A.I. SAFETY INITIATIVE CLUB TO
GET STUDENTS THINKING ABOUT BROADER QUESTIONS WHEN IT COMES
TO A.I. SAFETY IN SOCIETY. >> WHAT IF WE CREATE A STUDENT
GROUP THAT CAN HELP MANY STUDENTS YEAR AFTER YEAR INTO
THIS REALLY IMPORTANT FIELD, EDUCATING FOLKS ON IT AND
RAISING AWARENESS FOR THE PROBLEMS THERE.
>> THE ORGANIZATION MEETS THROUGHOUT THE SEMESTER TO
DISCUSS USING A.I. TO SOLVE ISSUES FROM CLIMATE CHANGE TO
GLOBAL HEALTH. THEY ALSO TALK ABOUT THE DANGERS
OF A.I.. ANOTHER IS POTENTIAL BIAS OR
EVEN PERSONAL TARGETING. >> TARGET THIS INFORMATION
PARTICULARLY YOU'RE SUSCEPTIBLE TO GIVEN YOUR BIASES.
>> AS THE EARLY STAGES OF GENERATIVE A.I. EVOLVE, STUDENTS
LIKE HAM STRIVE TO LEARN HOW TO SAFELY INTEGRATE THIS NEW
TECHNOLOGY INTO PEOPLE'S LIVES. >> BUCKLE UP.
GET READY FOR THIS. BE AWARE WHAT'S HAPPENING.
>> FOR "HERE AND NOW," I'M JANE McCAULEY.
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