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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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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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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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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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…