Mandy dives optimistically into the world of artificial intelligence (AI) and its impact on education as we know it. Think ChatGPT and all those related tools called generative AI. Along the way, we touch on some fundamental and relevant concepts from science and technology studies – including the Turing Test and technological determinism – that can help us gain a more nuanced understanding of emerging technology and big tech. With insights from UCL experts and others in Silicon Valley, we explore the incredible potential of AI to enhance university education, plus we dip into some of the challenges AI ultimately poses to human value. This is an episode from the STSNewsRoom 2023.
Featuring
Interviewer and researcher
- Mandy Huynh
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mandyhuy/
Interviewees
- Dr Rich Osborne
https://www.ucl.ac.uk/mathematical-physical-sciences/education/meet-team/richard-osborne
Host
- Professor Joe Cain, UCL Professor of History and Philosophy of Biology
https://ucl.ac.uk/sts/cain
Resources
- Designing assessment for an AI-enabled world (latest assessment modification suggestions from UCL)
- What if… we really wanted to prepare young people for the age of artificial intelligence?(Rose Luckin, UCL IOE, speaks on a panel)
- AI in the Classroom | Greylock (Reid Hoffman’s interview with ChatGPT)
- Inside OpenAI, the Architect of ChatGPT | The Circuit (Emily Chang interview with Reid Hoffman)
- How AI Could Save (Not Destroy) Education | Sal Khan | TED
- Is AI Our Future Teacher? | AI IRL
Music credits
Music credits (episode)
- Chasing by NEFFEX
- Lawrence by TrackTribe
Both from the YouTube Music Library
Music credits (show)
- “Rollin At 5,” by Kevin MacLeod
https://filmmusic.io/song/5000-rollin-at-5
Podcast information
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https://ucl.ac.uk/sts/podcast
Correction
Mandy said she took Professor Agar’s module in 2023. In fact, she took it in 2022.