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Episode 26: Universities Anxiously Buy in to the Hype (feat. Chris Gilliard), February 5 2024

Episode 26: Universities Anxiously Buy in to the Hype (feat. Chris Gilliard), February 5 2024

FromMystery AI Hype Theater 3000


Episode 26: Universities Anxiously Buy in to the Hype (feat. Chris Gilliard), February 5 2024

FromMystery AI Hype Theater 3000

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Length:
60 minutes
Released:
Feb 15, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Just Tech Fellow Dr. Chris Gilliard aka "Hypervisible" joins Emily and Alex to talk about the wave of universities adopting AI-driven educational technologies, and the lack of protections they offer students in terms of data privacy or even emotional safety.References:Inside Higher Ed: Arizona State Joins ChatGPT in First Higher Ed PartnershipASU press release version: New Collaboration with OpenAI Charts theFuture of AI in Higher EducationMLive: Your Classmate Could Be an AI Student at this Michigan UniversityChris Gilliard: How Ed Tech Is Exploiting StudentsFresh AI Hell:Various: “AI learns just like a kid”Infants' gaze teaches AI the nuances of language acquisitionSimilar from NeuroscienceNewsPolitico: Psychologist apparently happy with fake version of himselfWSJ: Employers Are Offering a New Worker Benefit: Wellness ChatbotsNPR: Artificial intelligence can find your location in photos, worrying privacy expertPalette cleanser: Goodbye to NYC's useless robocop.You can check out future livestreams at https://twitch.tv/DAIR_Institute. Follow us!Emily Twitter: https://twitter.com/EmilyMBender Mastodon: https://dair-community.social/@EmilyMBender Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/emilymbender.bsky.social Alex Twitter: https://twitter.com/@alexhanna Mastodon: https://dair-community.social/@alex Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/alexhanna.bsky.social Music by Toby Menon.Artwork by Naomi Pleasure-Park. Production by Christie Taylor.
Released:
Feb 15, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (31)

Artificial Intelligence has too much hype. In this podcast, linguist Emily M. Bender and sociologist Alex Hanna break down the AI hype, separate fact from fiction, and science from bloviation. They're joined by special guests and talk about everything, from machine consciousness to science fiction, to political economy to art made by machines.