Engaging with AI

This seminar will introduce students to various AI tools to better understand their benefits, potential risks, and implications for individuals as well as communities. Session 1 will cover AI output from prompting methods, Session 2 will survey Generative AI results such as text and images, Session 3 will introduce AI browsers and Agentic AIs, Session 4 will present AI processes—rational and empirical models, and Session 5 will compare and contrast human vs AI intelligence. In the last session we will discuss topics chosen by the group.

Reading:  None, however the instructor will have several books you may borrow and will post readings for each session.

Bill Davenport experienced the impacts of formally “new” technologies during his 42-year career with one company as it adopted and exploited tools people today take for granted.