31 min
FFL 4.2 — AI Ethics and Higher Ed Faculty Futures Lab
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FFL 4.2 AI Ethics: Embrace or Opt Out…?
The latest episode of Faculty Futures Lab considers the ethical dimensions of generative AI, recorded on the first anniversary of ChatGPT's public launch. Host D.J. Hopkins and co-host Pam Lach talk with guest Lorenzo Nericcio about the complexities and challenges posed by AI technologies in #HigherEd. The conversation touches on the labor, environmental, and personal impacts of AI, underscoring the need for ethical considerations in its adoption and use.
BIOS
Dr. D.J. Hopkins (he/him) is a professor at San Diego State University. His publications focus on Shakespeare in performance and theatre in urban contexts. His current research includes immersive theatre and Virtual Reality. He is the Director of SDSU’s Center for Teaching and Learning.
Dr. Pamela Lach (she/her) is the Digital Humanities Librarian at San Diego State University and Director of the SDSU Library’s Digital Humanities Center, a values-oriented space designed to blur and disrupt disciplinary boundaries. She is co-director of SDSU’s Digital Humanities Initiative.
Lorenzo Nericcio is a San Diego-based philosophy and humanities instructor specializing in applying the humanities' toolkit to questions regarding science, technology, and society. His research focuses on applied normative ethics, specifically emerging technology ethics and environmental ethics. He also works as a consultant for Compass Ethics.
Special thanks to Patrick Flanigan, the SDSU Digital Humanities Center Programs & Operations Specialist. Thanks for making us sound great!
LINKS
Faculty Futures Lab Season 4, episode 1, “AI in the Classroom,” with guest E.J. Sobo. https://soundcloud.com/facultyfutureslab
Sobo, Elisa. “Could ChatGPT Prompt a New Golden Age in Higher Education?” Teaching and Learning Anthropology 6.1 (2023).
https://escholarship.org/uc/item/5p3048f2
Stein, Jordan Alexander. “Instead of Policing Students, We Need to Abolish Cheating.” Chronicle of Higher Education. 7 Sept. 2023.
https://www-chronicle-com.libproxy.sdsu.edu/article/instead-of-policing-students-we-need-to-abolish-cheating
Dzieza, Josh. “AI Is a Lot of Work.” 20 June 2023.
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/ai-artificial-intelligence-humans-technology-business-factory.html
Note: A first draft of the description of the episode was generated by GPT-4. It had a spelling error and a grammatical error, which have been corrected.
FFL 4.2 AI Ethics: Embrace or Opt Out…?
The latest episode of Faculty Futures Lab considers the ethical dimensions of generative AI, recorded on the first anniversary of ChatGPT's public launch. Host D.J. Hopkins and co-host Pam Lach talk with guest Lorenzo Nericcio about the complexities and challenges posed by AI technologies in #HigherEd. The conversation touches on the labor, environmental, and personal impacts of AI, underscoring the need for ethical considerations in its adoption and use.
BIOS
Dr. D.J. Hopkins (he/him) is a professor at San Diego State University. His publications focus on Shakespeare in performance and theatre in urban contexts. His current research includes immersive theatre and Virtual Reality. He is the Director of SDSU’s Center for Teaching and Learning.
Dr. Pamela Lach (she/her) is the Digital Humanities Librarian at San Diego State University and Director of the SDSU Library’s Digital Humanities Center, a values-oriented space designed to blur and disrupt disciplinary boundaries. She is co-director of SDSU’s Digital Humanities Initiative.
Lorenzo Nericcio is a San Diego-based philosophy and humanities instructor specializing in applying the humanities' toolkit to questions regarding science, technology, and society. His research focuses on applied normative ethics, specifically emerging technology ethics and environmental ethics. He also works as a consultant for Compass Ethics.
Special thanks to Patrick Flanigan, the SDSU Digital Humanities Center Programs & Operations Specialist. Thanks for making us sound great!
LINKS
Faculty Futures Lab Season 4, episode 1, “AI in the Classroom,” with guest E.J. Sobo. https://soundcloud.com/facultyfutureslab
Sobo, Elisa. “Could ChatGPT Prompt a New Golden Age in Higher Education?” Teaching and Learning Anthropology 6.1 (2023).
https://escholarship.org/uc/item/5p3048f2
Stein, Jordan Alexander. “Instead of Policing Students, We Need to Abolish Cheating.” Chronicle of Higher Education. 7 Sept. 2023.
https://www-chronicle-com.libproxy.sdsu.edu/article/instead-of-policing-students-we-need-to-abolish-cheating
Dzieza, Josh. “AI Is a Lot of Work.” 20 June 2023.
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/ai-artificial-intelligence-humans-technology-business-factory.html
Note: A first draft of the description of the episode was generated by GPT-4. It had a spelling error and a grammatical error, which have been corrected.
31 min