James, Jae, Zack and Catherine recording this episode of Crossed Wires

Educating AI

James and Jae are joined by returning guests, Prof. Catherine Flick and Zack, to talk about the challenges of AI in academia, and how taking a ChatGPT shaped shortcut nearly cost Zack his high-school graduation.
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Show Notes

The hype around AI continues to grow, often muddling genuinely useful elements like machine learning, pattern recognition, and properly and ethnically trained large language models with tools like ChatGPT and generative AI tools that have questionable data sources.

With returning guests, Prof. Catherine Flick and our very own Zack, we talk about the challenges of AI in the academic space. Zack also shares his own experience of being caught using ChatGPT to complete a final essay he, by his own admission, had left until the last minute.

Are you academia, have you been tempted to use AI shortcuts or maybe are a teacher or professor who has had experience with students taking those shortcuts? We’d love to hear from you, so please send us a note to [email protected], or why not come join the discussion on our Discord server.

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Chapter Times

  1. 00:00:04: Introductions
  2. 00:05:11: Zack’s Story
  3. 00:14:55: Assistive Tools vs AI
  4. 00:24:38: Due Diligence & Alternative Assessments 
  5. 00:45:33: Generative AI 
  6. 00:51:45: AI Hype vs Machine Learning 
  7. 00:55:00: Wrapping Up

Credits

Intro and outro theme: Ace of Clubs by RoccoW

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