2. Letâs get into the mood!
What do you imagine
when you hear about
artificial intelligence?
Is the image generally positive or
negative? Why?
3. In a recent Ipsos survey, 64% of
participants claimed to be well
aware of what AI is.
Do you think you belong to these
64%?
Look at these areas which are
currently being transformed greatly
due to AI. Can you explain what
kinds of change these are?
Hint:
some of the developments are
briefly described here
security
shopping
transport
education
healthcare
entertainment
4. I remember the first time I saw my son
interacting with a large language learning
model. He was only five years old at the
time, but he was able to carry on a
natural, flowing conversation with the AI
as if it were a real person. Watching him
engage with this technology, I was
overcome with emotion.
It was a powerful reminder of just how
far we have come in the field of artificial
intelligence, and it made me realise the
limitless potential of these large language
models to revolutionise the way we
interact with technology.
Actually, the above paragraph was
written entirely by AI. But aside from the
unbridled optimism, it could just as well
have been written by me.
Read the introduction to Dr Kate Darlingâs
recent article. What do you feel about it?
5. Were you surprised to find out that the first
bit of the text was composed by artificial
intelligence? What are some of the features
that help distinguish AI-generated texts
from the ones written by skilled human
writers?
Have you had any experience âtalkingâ to a
chatbot? How did its responses strike you?
Dr Kate Darling used ChatGPT, a new
revolutionary tool that generates
conversational output. What is it that
makes it truly unique?
Are you already familiar with its other
functions? Would you say that the range is
unparalleled and that this software is a real
gamechanger?
6. News of students using ChatGPT to put
together their thesis has shaken up the
academia in several countries already.
Whatâs your take on the use of AI for this
purpose and in the field of education in
general?
Is it possible to ban students from using the
software now that it is widely accessible?
How should these cases be regulated?
Does AI render education obsolete?
7. Yet it is not just chatbots that have caught on
recentlyâŚ
If you are an active social media user, chances
are that youâve seen people in your social circle
post stunning, quite often fantasy-themed
portraits of themselves. All of these are AI-
generated. This development can be considered
a leap forward, since only a couple of years ago,
AI was incapable of depicting human faces
properly.
Now that the technology is so advanced, does it
pose any threat to artists? Can these images be
considered art at all?
8. If you are still a bit sceptial of AIâs potency,
consider this:
There is now software that can generate images
from your descriptions, no matter how intricate
or fanciful they are. Not only that is possible
now. Several text-to-video artificial intelligence
algorithms, such as Metaâs Make-A-Video and
Googleâs Imagen Video, are developing by leaps
and bounds. Admittedly, these programmes are
still lagging behind their image counterparts, but
the potential is huge.
Is it limitless, though? Why do you think so?
If video-generating software gains momentum,
what things should society be concerned about?
9. Letâs add more vocabulary on the topic
⢠fooled by deepfakes
⢠spread falsehoods
⢠contribute to misinformation
⢠generate images using text prompts
⢠struggle to replicate real-world physics
⢠scan through YouTube
⢠unsupervised learning
⢠filter training data
⢠questionable material
⢠refine and mitigate potential risks
⢠copyrighted works, copyright infringement
⢠open to legal challenges
⢠keep up with this fast-moving technology
10. A couple of questions to wrap up the
discussion
Do you regard the development of artificial intelligence with
doom and gloom, or do you keep an open mind for what is
yet to come?
Which jobs are already on the line because of AI?
Will we be able to adapt to this new reality?
