Tag: expertise
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Cheaper than the average human
Stop comparing the output of generative with the best human. Most people in the world don’t have access to the best human. In many cases, they don’t have access to any expertise, let alone the best human expert. AI doesn’t have to be better than the best human to be successful. It only has to…
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Weekly digest 25
A weekly collection of things I found interesting, thought-provoking, or inspiring. It’s almost always about higher education, mostly technology, and usually AI-related.
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Large Language Models as Moral Experts?
The general consensus among most people has been that human values will forever be the domain of human beings, and not AI. This paper seems to suggest that moral judgement may not be off-limits to machines after all.
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BIP AI – AI in research: Opportunities and challenges
In this Blended Intensive Programme on AI, Guillem Jabardo and I explore the potential of generative AI to support all stages of the research process. However, while extremely powerful, these tools still have limitations, necessitating critical review. The ability of generative AI to augment human cognition represents a paradigm shift for academia.
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AI for research – African Doctoral Academy
I gave this presentation on AI in research for participants at the African Doctoral Academy. I highlighted the fact that generative AI as a sophisticated tool that predicts text and generates coherent multimodal content. The presentation discussed AI’s potential in roles like idea generation and data analysis, its current limitations like bias, and emphasised the…
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To what degree can AI replace teachers?
A very real question is now on the table. To what degree can AI now replace teachers? That is seen by some as a disturbing question. It is in the sense of possibly dehumanising learning. Nevertheless, it is a worthwhile thought experiment. Donald Clark (2023). Are we heading towards a ‘universal teacher’?
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When an unstoppable force meets an immovable object
TL;DR (generated by Claude, lightly edited by me). The rise of abundant expertise in the form of generative AI questions the university monopoly on expertise provision and validation. Leadership in the creative deployment of AI for learning, teaching, and assessment will require a change in mindset and a shift towards a new paradigm, which universities…
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OpenAI enables customised versions of GPT
https://openai.com/blog/introducing-gpts “We’re rolling out custom versions of ChatGPT that you can create for a specific purpose—called GPTs. GPTs are a new way for anyone to create a tailored version of ChatGPT to be more helpful in their daily life, at specific tasks, at work, or at home—and then share that creation with others.” “Anyone can…
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Podcast: Michael Webb on whether AI will soon cause job loss, lower incomes, and higher inequality — or the opposite
https://80000hours.org/podcast/episodes/michael-webb-ai-jobs-labour-market/ Host Luisa Rodriguez interviews economist Michael Webb of DeepMind, the British Government, and Stanford about how AI progress is going to affect people’s jobs and the labour market. They cover:
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I tell my students to use language models to replace me
in AII know there’s a lot of concern about the potential issue of using LLMs like ChatGPT and Claude to write essays. And it’s true that there’s a risk they can be used for this. But I worry that we’re placing too much emphasis on a risk that I think largely misses the point, which is…
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Comment: Reading books vs. engaging with them
TLDR – I think the value of reading a book once (without active engagement) is awkwardly small, and the value of big time investments like reading a book several times – or actively engaging with even part of it – is awkwardly large compared to that. Karnofsky, H. (2021, October 20). Reading books vs. Engaging…
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How to replace a physiotherapist (or any professional, really)
Rowe, M., Nicholls, D. A., & Shaw, J. (2021). How to replace a physiotherapist: Artificial intelligence and the redistribution of expertise. Physiotherapy Theory and Practice. I’m really excited to finally share this article that I’ve been working on for a couple of years with David Nicholls and Jay Shaw. I say a couple of years…