A professor recently shared with me that he was preparing to integrate generative AI into a course. Curious, I asked how he deals with the fact that whatever he tells the students about AI will be obsolete before the end of the semester. He laughed - ‘I’m waiting until the week before each class to put my slides together.’ Of course academics often navigate paths at the forefront of knowledge, but what about within the University administration?

Through many discussions over the last few years with creatives– authors, musicians, faculty and staff in the humanities, as well as in my own family– I understand the feeling of powerlessness over artificial intelligence capabilities that could threaten our human agency and creativity. But let’s look from a different angle…

Next, let’s shift gears and get hands on with an entertaining course by Dave Birss. He has an earlier course covering similar material that’s part of LinkedIn Learning’s AI Literacy path, but I’m recommending the more recently created How to Research and Write Using Generative AI Tools.

LinkedIn Learning’s Responsible AI course, taught by Berkeley academics, starts with a conceptual overview on what AI is and isn’t– followed by a balanced consideration of benefits and risks.

From engineering to smart prompting to social impact, considerations on how to use AI are vast and rapidly evolving, integrated into every app and tool we’re using today– a daily explosion of new opportunities and challenges to consider.

Information about AI technology addons for University video conferences including OtterPilot and Zoom AI Companion.