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THE PROMISE AND PERIL OF ARTIFICIALINTELLIGENCE FOR TEACHING AND LEARNINGFebruary 15, 2018
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OVERVIEW01020304What is ArtificialIntelligence?How is ArtificialIntelligence BeingUsed in Higher Ed?How Do We Managethe GrowingPresence of ArtificialIntelligence?Summary4
QUESTIONSFROM THEAUDIENCEIf you have a question during thepresentation, please add yourquestions to the question box.We will monitor the question boxand have time for Q&A at the endof the presentation.5
MODERATORDavid DannenbergDirector, Academic Innovations& eLearning,University of Alaska AnchorageSteering Committee Member,WCET6
PRESENTERBryan FendleyDirector of Instructional Technology,University of Arkansas at Monticello7
WHAT IS ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE?“A transformative technology that holdspromise for tremendous societal andeconomic benefit.”The National Artificial Intelligence Research and Development Strategic Plan, 20168
MEGATREND“GARTNER IDENTIFIES THREEMEGATRENDS THAT WILL DRIVE DIGITALBUSINESS INTO THE NEXT 363.
HOW TO AVOID DRINKINGFROM A FIREHOSEPhoto by Hermes Rivera on Unsplash
DEFINING AI Exhibits behavior that is commonly thought of as requiringintelligence. Capable of rationally solving complex problemsPREPARING FOR THE FUTURE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. (2016).
HISTORY OF AI
ALAN TURINGImage lan Turing Aged16.jpg" via Wikimedia Commons
HOW DID AI GET STARTED? 1950 ‐1980 1980 ‐ 2010 2010 ‐ presentThe Difference Between AI, Machine Learning, and Deep Learning? NVIDIA Blog. (2016).
FURTHER DEFINING AI
AI BREAKTHROUGHS Self‐driving cars Switching to statistics Natural language processing GPUs make AI economicalThe 10 most important breakthroughs in Artificial Intelligence. TechRadar. (n.d.)
CATEGORIES OF AI Systems that think like humans Systems that act like humans Systems that think rationallyPREPARING FOR THE FUTURE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, (2016).
AI FUNCTIONAL ROLES AI performs functions alongside the human AI performs functions when the human encounters highcognitive overload AI performs functions in lieu of a humanThe National Artificial Intelligence Research and Development Strategic Plan, (2016).
WHAT ARE THE DRIVING FACTORS BEHINDAI? Maturation of machine learning Digital economy Consumer demandARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND LIFE IN 2030. (2016).
MACHINE LEARNING
WHAT IS MACHINE LEARNING? Types of machine learning The importance of data Uses of machine learningSociety, T. R. (2017). Machine learning: the power and promise of computers that learn by example, 1–128.
WHAT IS DEEP LEARNING?
Force, N. A. T. (2016). The National Artificial Intelligence Research and Development Strategic Plan, 1–48.
Force, N. A. T. (2016). The National Artificial Intelligence Research and Development Strategic Plan, 1–48.
AI IN HIGHER EDUCATION
ELMOImage source public domain:https://flic.kr/p/62yHam
PROFESSOR EINSTEINhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v sAUpfYsrSb4Hanson Robotics22,200 viewsPublished on May 27, 2017
SOPHIA THE ROBOTSophia Awakens Episode 1https://www.youtube.com/watch?v LguXfHKsa0cHanson Robotics1,429,494 viewsPublished on Nov 26, 2016
MACHINE LEARNING IN EDUCATION Co‐bots Cognitive agents TargetingPREPARING FOR THE FUTURE PREPARING OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. (2016).
PREPARING THE CAMPUS FOR AI
ABU’S STORY https://youtu.be/El4OCwR6qxo
GALLUP POLL Students are concerned they won’t get jobs Workers are concerned about automation taking jobs2017 College Student Survey. (2018).Optimism Anxiety Northeastern Gallup. (2018).
AI FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
AI FUNDINGAnnouncing the AI Fund: Building transformative AIcompanies. (n.d.).
AI FUNDINGUC Berkeley — AI Safety Research. (2017).
ETHICSPhoto by Jakob Owens on Unsplash
WHAT SHOULD WE BE DOING NOW? GDPR R&D SoftwareThe National Artificial Intelligence Research and Development Strategic Plan, 2016
SUMMARY Get past shock Look for small wins Run pilots Find areas where it may already be working
QUESTIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE39
CONTACT INFORMATIONBryan Fendley, fendley@uamont.edu @analyticbryanDavid Dannenberg, ddannenberg@alaska.edu @YorPalDave40
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WHAT IS ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE? "A transformative technology that holds promise for tremendous societal and economic benefit." The National Artificial Intelligence Res earch and Development Strategic Plan, 2016 8
