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Guest Blog Author! Ethics and AI with Dr. Graham Culbertson (part 3 of 3)
Dr. Graham Culbertson will be our guide as we explore Ethics and AI in this three part series. In part one he establishes working definitions of ethics and morality so that we have a strong foundation as we begin to think about using these terms in our discussions about AI.
Guest Blog Author! Ethics and AI with Dr. Graham Culbertson (part 2 of 3)
Dr. Graham Culbertson will be our guide as we explore Ethics and AI in this three part series. In part one he establishes working definitions of ethics and morality so that we have a strong foundation as we begin to think about using these terms in our discussions about AI.
Guest Blog Author! Ethics and AI with Dr. Graham Culbertson (part 1 of 3)
Dr. Graham Culbertson will be our guide as we explore Ethics and AI in this three part series. In part one he establishes working definitions of ethics and morality so that we have a strong foundation as we begin to think about using these terms in our discussions about AI.
AI Summer Reading List
As school winds down for the year and teachers prepare for a much deserved break, I thought it might be prudent to offer a summer reading list for anyone looking to increase their understanding of things related to AI, or perhaps just enjoy some good fiction. No matter what you are looking for, hopefully something on this list will appeal to you.
Killer Robots: Not Just Science Fiction Anymore
Description Line: While plenty is being written and said about the generative AI explosion, what’s going on in other areas of AI development? Take a dive into the world of Killer Robots!
AI and the Humanities with Special Guest Talos, the First AI!
We look at Greek (and other) mythologies to examine what was important to ancient peoples, and while they may have believed many things we know not to be true today, their myths illuminate that they often valued and thought about things that we value and still think about today. This would include, it would seem, the creation of artificial intelligence.
From Descartes to the Center for AI Safety; 375 years of Musings, Warnings, and Arguments Against AI (PART II)
This is Part II in a two part series. In Part I we began with the past year’s warnings from experts in the industry about the future of AI. From there we jumped back to 1637 and examined Rene Descartes’s view on automata, and then progressed through history up to Karel Čapek’s play “Rossum’s Universal Robots” in 1921.
From Descartes to the Center for AI Safety; 375 years of Musings, Warnings, and Arguments Against AI (PART I)
Quite a few AI experts, executives, developers, and others have recently expressed a lot of concerns about the future of AI. So if you have concerns about AI yourself, rest assured you are not alone. Even if we ignore these more recent warnings, you are a lot less alone than you might imagine. Scientists, philosophers, mathematicians, inventors, authors, and plenty of other people have been questioning, warning against, and wondering about the future of artificial intelligence for hundreds of years.
Tales from the Chat Log
Why am I writing about the chat of a webinar? At aiEDU we spend a lot of time working on ways to help educators, whether that’s developing curriculum or other resources for students, or professional development and trainings for educators. One of the best ways to figure out what educators want and need is to listen to them. So we pay close attention to the chats of presentations that we give and attend, and this one struck me as worth sharing.
Defining Artificial Intelligence: Why it’s hard and what you can do about it
What is AI? Whether you are new to the term, an enthusiast, or even a professional in the industry, this is not easily answered. As is often the case with fields of study that are broad and currently evolving, the definitions are also broad and evolving.
Is AI Coming for Your Job?
According to folk legend, John Henry was a steel driving man. He drove steel drills into rock with a hammer for blasting railroad tunnels. When his livelihood was threatened by a steam powered drill, John Henry proposed a contest of man versus machine.