Episode 26: Universities Anxiously Buy in to the Hype (feat. Chris Gilliard), February 5 2024
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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 Partnership ASU press release version: New Collaboration with OpenAI Charts theFuture of AI in Higher Education MLive: Your Classmate Could Be an AI Student at this Michigan University Chris Gilliard: How Ed Tech Is Exploiting Students Fresh AI Hell: Various: “AI learns just like a kid” Infants' gaze teaches AI the nuances of language acquisition Similar from NeuroscienceNews Politico: Psychologist apparently happy with fake version of himself WSJ: Employers Are Offering a New Worker Benefit: Wellness Chatbots NPR: Artificial intelligence can find your location in photos, worrying privacy expert Palette 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.
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