Elements of AI - University of Helsinki
Free course for learning about AI in general.
ChatGPT is everywhere. Here’s where it came from - Will Douglas Heaven, MIT Technology Review
Useful history.
The Acceleration of Artificial Intelligence - Anna-Sofia Lesiv
An interesting summary of the development of today’s generative AI. It’s useful for understanding the 2017 breakthrough (transformer architecture) that led to so much that’s happening now.
A jargon-free explanation of how AI large language models work - Timothy B. Lee and Sean Trott
Learn about word vectors, transformers, and more.
Generative AI exists because of the transformer - Visual Storytelling Team and Madhumita Murgia, Financial Times
Useful explanation with helpful visuals.
Why does chatGPT make up fake academic papers? - Twitter thread by David Smerdon, Univ. of Queensland
Very good explanation.
Large language models from scratch and Large Language Models: Part 2 (videos) - Graphics in 5 Minutes on YouTube
What is Reinforcement Learning From Human Feedback (RLHF) - Alex McFarland
Useful explanation.
Policies and FAQs from OpenAI:
Prompt engineering for ChatGPT - Coursera course by Dr. Jules White, Vanderbilt University
How to use AI to do practical stuff: A new guide - Prof. Ethan Mollick
Useful list of tips and examples.
Three ways to leverage ChatGPT and other generative AI in research - Times Higher Education
Ideas for using ChatGPT for (1) to determine a hypothesis or question; (2) research method: follow an accepted research method or invent a new method or algorithm to conduct an investigation that resolves or answers the question; and (3) research output: formulate, evaluate, and document the solution to enable further research.
Teaching: Will ChatGPT Change the Way You Teach? (Chronicle Teaching)
How to thoughtfully incorporate ChatGPT into course discussions and assignments to encourage critical thinking from students in their engagement with these tools.
A Survival Guide to AI and Teaching pt.7: Inoculating Our Students (and Ourselves!) Against Mis- and Disinformation in the Age of AI (Temple University)
"Our task as educators is to prepare our students to navigate an information environment characterized by the use of generative AI by inoculating against disinformation, helping them develop the skill and habit of verifying information, and building a conception of the components of a healthy information environment."
Accessibility Powered by AI: How Artificial Intelligence Can Help Universalize Access to Digital Content
Using generative AI to improve accessibility.
Educator considerations for ChatGPT (Open AI) From the creators of ChatGPT.
Based on feedback from educators from a number of institutions. Covers ethics and literacy, truthfulness, bias, assessment, equity, and more.
How ChatGPT Could Help or Hurt Students With Disabilities (Chronicle)
How to work in collaboration with students to use these tools to support their learning rather than it being used in a panic to plagiarize.
How we can teach children so they survive AI – and cope with whatever comes next (George Monbiot) "Schoolchildren should be taught to understand how thinking works, from neuroscience to cultural conditioning; how to observe and interrogate their thought processes; and how and why they might become vulnerable to disinformation and exploitation."
Studies suggest that AI-based chatbots have a positive impact on college students, improving their mental health and overall learning experience. See:
1. Ethan Mollick, Wharton School at Univ. of Pennsylvania.
Start with these articles from his newsletter:
Sign up for his newsletter: One Useful Thing. And read his paper: Mollick, Ethan R. and Mollick, Lilach, Using AI to Implement Effective Teaching Strategies in Classrooms: Five Strategies, Including Prompts (March 17, 2023).
2. Dr. Philippa Hardman, Learning designer from the UK
Start with these articles from her newsletter:
Post-AI Assessment
A ChatGPT Prompt for Learner Equity
See also her talk: The AI Education Revolution is Coming, or is it?- TEDx Santa Barbara
3. Brent Anders, American University of Armenia
From his blog: Writing assignments in the age of AI
How ChatGPT Can Help Prevent Violations of Academic Integrity
See also his book for ideas for teaching AI literacy concepts, The AI Literacy Imperative: Empowering Instructors & Students.
Copyright issues
Generative AI Meets Copyright - Pamela Samuelson, Professor of Law, UC Berkeley (YouTube)
Recording of a talk she gave, summarizing the outstanding cases. "It will take years for this to be resolved in the courts."
Bias
AI expert Meredith Broussard: ‘Racism, sexism and ableism are systemic problems’ - The Guardian
Racism, sexism and ableism are systemic problems that are baked into our technological systems because they’re baked into society. It would be great if the fix were more data. But more data won’t fix our technological systems if the underlying problem is society.
A Radical Plan to Make AI Good, Not Evil
OpenAI competitor Anthropic, on using AI to train AI (instead of humans). They call it “constitutional AI.”
Identifying AI-created content
Is badging a solution? (badging AI vs badging human created content)
Generative AI is forcing people to rethink what it means to be authentic - The Conversation