562 Days of AI: Reflections from the Festival of Learning and Teaching
In June, the University hosted its Festival of Learning and Teaching, centred on the topic of 'Meaningful approaches to learning and teaching in the age of AI鈥. One festival event was the panel discussion 鈥562 days of AI: What have we learned since Chat-GPT arrived?鈥, which explored some of the recent developments in generative artificial intelligence (gen AI) technology, and their implications for teaching and learning practice.
Opening the discussion, panel chair听Dr Cheryl Pope,听from the School of Computer and Mathematical Sciences, emphasised the transformative effect ChatGPT had in making gen AI technology accessible to everyday users, describing its release in November 2022 as a 鈥渨atershed moment鈥 in digital technology, similar to the development of web browsers in the early 1990s.
She asked the panel members how educators can approach gen AI tools with ethical, responsible, and principled engagement.
