Are educators falling behind the AI curve?

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Are educators falling behind the AI curve?

As tech companies release a slew of generative AI updates, there’s a growing risk that educational practices and policies are struggling to keep up with new capabilities. From the Future of Being Human Substack.

Artificial intelligence, agency, and the emergence of humans as AI amanuenses

A thought experiment in how human-AI roles and relationships may change in the future. From the Future of Being Human Substack.

Is AI poised to suck the soul out of science?

A new study shows that, while using AI in research can increase productivity, it also risks reducing job satisfaction for scientists From the Future of Being Human Substack.

Can AI influence how you feel about someone without you knowing?

A new study suggests that it can. From the Future of Being Human Substack.

Daydreaming of digital notebooks and virtual artificial worlds

Sean and Andrew discuss the implications of AI in podcasting, particularly focusing on Google’s Notebook LM and its ability to create engaging audio summaries. From the Modem Futura podcast.

How worried should we be about political bias in ChatGPT and other generative AI platforms?

NOVEMBER 1, 2023 Join us for an in-person Future of Being Human meetup at 4:00 PM on Wednesday November 1 on the ASU campus in Tempe, where we’ll be discussing the potential challenges of political bias in ChatGPT and other generative AI platforms, and what this might mean for democratic processes decision making, and even AI-mediated learning.

What will the University of the Future look like in an age of AI?

OCTOBER 4, 2023 Join us for an in-person Future of Being Human meetup at 3:00 PM on Wednesday October 4 on the ASU campus in Tempe, where we’ll be exploring how emerging advances and capabilities around AI could transform the university of the future — or even whether there will be universities in the future!

How could generative AI change our lives over the next five years?

Join us for an in-person Future of Being Human meetup at 3:00 PM on Wednesday September 6 on the ASU campus in Tempe, where we’ll be discussing how generative AI and foundation models more broadly might potentially change our lives over the next five years.

Does ChatGPT Change Everything? (Meetup, January 26)

Join us for an in-person Future of Being Human meetup at 2:00 PM on January 26 on the ASU campus in Tempe, where we’ll be discussing ChatGPT and what it and similar language models might mean for the future of being human.

The Joy of Sex Robots (Meetup, February 9)

Join us for an in-person Future of Being Human meetup at 2:00 PM on February 9 in Tempe, Arizona, where we’ll be discussing how relationships with robots (including intimate relationships) might evolve, and what this might mean for the future of being human.