The urgency to balance the potential of AI with its inherent risks is evident. Together with Laura Hilliger and Thomas Salmon, I was asked to provide feedback on an AI positioning paper that will be presented at the 18th annual Internet Governance Forum of the United Nations in October 2023. The position statement is titled “Higher education’s…
The digital landscape is constantly changing and information is more accessible than ever, making media and information literacy (MIL) essential. With a wide array of perspectives, technologies, and platforms, individuals must not only access and evaluate data but also account for the impacts of race, gender, AI, location, and language. As part of a special…
I’m honored to sit on a panel of experts as they discuss artificial intelligence and how it can impact our future. This event is facilitated by the College of Education and Human Ecology at The Ohio State University. This is facilitated by Detra Price-Dennis and I’m joined by Ana-Paula Correia, Karen French, and Sean Hickey.…
AI is making increasing progress in a number of aspects of our lives. A recent research paper by Michal Kosinski, a computational psychologist at Stanford University suggests that the latest version of ChatGPT (this is GPT 3.5 if you’ve read my other post) has passed the Theory of Mind Test, a fundamental part of human…
What do you think of ChatGPT? One of the common conversations I’ve had over the last two months involves ChatGPT and the impact it has on our lives, and potentially our classrooms. Have no doubt, things are definitely different. I’m really excited and curious about ChatGPT. But, I’m more interested in the technology behind it.…
Many important societal problems are neither simple nor easily solved; they are wicked problems. 1 A wicked problem is a social or cultural challenge that involves many social systems and…
As we discuss the role and purpose of technology in our lives, we often come to the topic of information technology addiction. I should note that I think using the terms addiction and detox to describe our relationship and use of technology is very problematic. Digital detox refers to taking time off from your computer,…
During the past year and half, many educators across the board have had to make a shift to teaching online due to the global pandemic. As a result, educators have been both challenged and inspired in the online classroom. As we learn to live with a new normal, many questions remain as we attempt to…
Last week we held a ceremony to celebrate the life of my father. The service was quite wonderful as my sister held a reading and we had two friends from Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) speak to their friendship with my father. I spoke at the end before the officiant offered some words and the rendering of…
My information processing workflow stinks. Let me elaborate a bit. I am a high throughput information worker. Peter Drucker originally articulated the idea of a “knowledge worker” in 1959, he was proposing a classification with the primary goal of describing the work of people who applied knowledge directly and in a unique way, to the…