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Student and Faculty Guide to Artificial Intelligence

This guide contains information and opportunities for learning about the types, applications, and educational use cases of artificial intelligence, alongside materials related to the ramifications and ethics of their use.

Benefits vs Risks

Benefits of AI

Efficiency - Users can compile and analyze large datasets with AI tools, as well as generate media to assist in their creative process.

Accessibility - AI can translate to break down language barriers. Text-to-speech programs enable individuals without the ability to read visually.

Creativity - Generative AI can provide forms of media to creative individuals to aid in their process.

Personalization - Ai can become tailored to an individual user over time, offering more personalized methods and output.

Risks of AI

Misinformation - AI is not always accurate when providing answers or a summary of information.

Bias - Human biases can be reflected in AI, further perpetuating those biases.

Online security - AI has raised concerns about data privacy and and security protocols.

Academic integrity - AI tools can be used to complete assignments and projects without much work on the part of the user.

Environmental sustainability - Training and deploying AI models leaves an environmental footprint, which requires new solutions.

Job Security - Some people are worried about losing jobs that AI programs can perform faster than a person ever could.

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