Disruptive Technology
Define "Disruptive Technology"? I gave the example of when the calculator was introduced in the 1970s.
An innovation that significantly alters or completely upends the way an entire industry operates.
When was the term "Artificial Intelligence" used for the first time?
1955
At age 19, he co-founded the location-based social app Loopt. He later became president of the startup accelerator Y Combinator before stepping down to lead the company that created ChatGPT."
Sam Altman
All current artificial intelligence systems, including Siri, ChatGPT, and recommendation algorithms, fall into this specific phase.
Narrow (or Weak) AI
Mrs. Fordham has stated that she is a "skeptic optimist" about AI. What does she mean by this?
This means embracing AI's potential to enhance teaching and learning outcomes while maintaining a critical awareness of its inherent risks.
Name another "Disruptive Technology" that education has encountered in the last 50 years.
Team choice
Siri, the intelligent speech assistant, was integrated into the i-phone for the first time. Pick a year:
2008
2009
2011
2018
2011
This 'Godfather of AI' and 2018 Turing Award winner made headlines in 2023 when he resigned from his prominent role at Google to warn the world about the dangers of the technology he helped create.
Geoffrey Hinton
This next phase of artificial intelligence, which has not yet been achieved, will be able to perform any intellectual task a human can.
General AI
Why is crafting a proper AI prompt important when using any of the AI platforms.
Clearly stating the desired output ensures the AI's response is structured appropriately and meets the specific need.
What is the responsiblity of a student who chooses to use AI when participating in an assignment.
The student remains completely responsible for the accuracy, validity, and integrity of the submitted content.
In 2018, the European Union established guidelines for ethical use in AI. True or False
True
Known for his signature black leather jacket, this CEO co-founded his trillion-dollar tech company at a Denny's in 1993—a company whose graphics processing units (GPUs) now power the global AI revolution.
Jensen Huang
What phase of AI will be able to perform any intellectual task a human can.
General (Strong) AI
Name two AI platforms, discussed in this class.
Gemini
ChatGPT
Claude
Grok
CoPilot
Deep Seek
Why is it extremely important for students to know how to use AI ethically?
Student choice.
On November 30, 2022 - who launched ChatGPT?
Sam Altman
This former child chess prodigy and co-creator of the 1990s video game Theme Park later co-founded the London-based AI lab responsible for the world-champion system, AlphaGo.
Demis Hassabis
This form of AI cannot use the "strategic intelligence" of winning a chess game to play a simple grade of chess.
Narrow (weak) AI
This phenomenon occurs when an AI system confidently generates information that is completely false because it predicts the next likely word rather than checking for truth.
Hallucination (lie)
As a team, what do you think of AI?
Student choice
Launched by Google in 2023 to compete directly with ChatGPT, this AI platform was originally known as "Bard."
Gemini
Long before rockets or electric cars, this tech mogul and his brother Kimbal founded their very first software company in 1995 under the name Global Link Information Network.
Elon Musk
Which of AI (narrow or general) is considered a specialized savant because it is trained on massive amounts of data to do one thing incredibly well.
Narrow (weak) AI
What is the "Key Takeaway" and something you need to remember when you are using AI?
Always verify AI-generated information. AI does not know when it is wrong - it will present false information with the same confidence as true information.