Tag: philosophy

• A Brief History of Artificial Intelligence

  

  Like any complex technology, Artificial Intelligence has its roots in a number of fields. From philosophy to computer science, mathematics to linguistics, tracing the history of AI and automation is a difficult business. The field was officially named in the 1950s, but ideas about automated machines have existed since long before then. This is a…

  Leon Furze

  February 11, 2023

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• Teaching AI Ethics

  

  As we head into the start of Term 1 it’s already looking like Artificial Intelligence is going to be one of the most talked about issues in the classroom. Much of the narrative around models like OpenAI’s ChatGPT has centred on students using it to cheat on assignments. But I’ve already been working with schools…

  Leon Furze

  January 26, 2023

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• ChatGPT in Education: Back to Basics

  

  Chances are slim by now that you haven’t heard of ChatGPT. Every major news outlet from the Guardian to the Herald Sun has run articles on OpenAI’s latest offering, and it has featured heavily on social media newsfeeds across Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook. I’ve written a lot of posts lately about ChatGPT in education, and…

  Leon Furze

  January 17, 2023

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