Rise of the Six-Fingered Machines: A Skeptic’s Guide to Engaging With AI
No matter whether you love it, hate it, fear it, or embrace it, the AI genie is out of the bottle—and it’s never going back inside. Somewhere between the breathless praise of the AI enthusiast and the crossed-arms reluctance of the AI refusenik lies the truth of the current higher ed landscape: people are using AI all over campus for all kinds of purposes, if not always wisely. How can you use AI to benefit your institution without letting it delete an entire database or populate your institution’s social media channels with six-fingered, face-melted people? In this session, an admitted AI skeptic will use real-world examples to present and discuss proven strategies and tested principles for getting the best out of AI so it doesn’t get the best of you.