AI/IA - Artificial Intelligence in the Information Age

An exercise for determining normative opinions on the line for ethical uses of AI, where the group generates appropriate, inappropriate, and borderline uses for AI, then ranks them.

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Labs are ungraded by default, but there is a Portfolio where you submit your best labs for assessment. Portfolio details are in the Syllabus and there is a Portfolio planning page.

AI Tool Evaluation Journal

Week 1

Compare different AI tools on specific tasks to understand their capabilities, limitations, and appropriate use cases.

Bot Don't Kill My Vibe

Week 2

Use AI as a constructive critic to identify potential problems and weaknesses in your work.

Make It More

Week 3

Practice iterative refinement using AI by progressively transforming content through specific lenses or directions.

AI in the Wild Collection

Ongoing

Document and analyze notable real-world AI applications and implications observed throughout the quarter.

New Hobby

Week 4

Use AI to assist in learning a new skill or exploring a new hobby while documenting the learning process.

Prompt & Circumstance

Week 5

Design a self-contained interactive experience that lives entirely within a single AI prompt.

Classification Prompt Battle

Week 6

Design and refine prompts for AI systems to classify data, iteratively testing against validation datasets to improve classification accuracy.

Bias Analysis

Week 7

Explore and analyze bias in language models through counterfactual prompting, role reversal, and synthetic data generation exercises.

AI Policy Framework

Week 8

Develop guidelines for AI use in a specific organizational context, addressing ethical considerations and practical implementation.

AI Art Exhibition and Critique

Week 9

Create AI-generated images and provide curator statements for others' work in a virtual gallery setting.

The Big Quiz

Week 10

A comprehensive quiz covering the full range of course concepts, designed to demonstrate mastery of AI literacy fundamentals.

AI/IA - Artificial Intelligence in the Information Age

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