ChatGPT / en U of T prof to offer experimental course taught with AI tools like ChatGPT /news/u-t-prof-offer-experimental-course-taught-ai-tools-chatgpt <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">U of T prof to offer experimental course taught with AI tools like ChatGPT</span> <div class="field field--name-field-featured-picture field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="eager" srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_370/public/2023-04/paolo_granata-crop.jpeg?h=18a71e9e&amp;itok=vYE0nge5 370w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_740/public/2023-04/paolo_granata-crop.jpeg?h=18a71e9e&amp;itok=lvAITg9z 740w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_1110/public/2023-04/paolo_granata-crop.jpeg?h=18a71e9e&amp;itok=8eg_9T2g 1110w" sizes="(min-width:1200px) 1110px, (max-width: 1199px) 80vw, (max-width: 767px) 90vw, (max-width: 575px) 95vw" width="740" height="494" src="/sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_370/public/2023-04/paolo_granata-crop.jpeg?h=18a71e9e&amp;itok=vYE0nge5" alt="Paolo Granata"> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>Christopher.Sorensen</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2023-04-10T14:36:36-04:00" title="Monday, April 10, 2023 - 14:36" class="datetime">Mon, 04/10/2023 - 14:36</time> </span> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Cutline</div> <div class="field__item"><p>Paolo Granata, associate professor and program coordinator in the Book &amp; Media Studies program at St. Michael's College, has developed a new course that explores the ethics and impact of AI tools (supplied image)</p> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-author-reporters field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/authors-reporters/faculty-arts-science-staff" hreflang="en">Faculty of Arts &amp; Science Staff</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-topic field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Topic</div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/topics/our-community" hreflang="en">Our Community</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-story-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/experiential-learning" hreflang="en">Experiential Learning</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/academics" hreflang="en">Academics</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/artificial-intelligence" hreflang="en">Artificial Intelligence</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/faculty-arts-science" hreflang="en">Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/st-michael-s-college" hreflang="en">St. Michael's College</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/technology" hreflang="en">Technology</a></div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>A new experimental şüŔęĘÓƵ course will be taught with artificial intelligence (AI) tools.</p> <p>The advanced fourth-year seminar, AI as a Classroom,&nbsp;will be offered in fall&nbsp;2023 by the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science as part of the&nbsp;<a href="http://stmikes.utoronto.ca/program/book-media-studies">book and&nbsp;media studies program</a>&nbsp;at&nbsp;St. Michael’s College.</p> <p>The seminar&nbsp;will address a variety of issues concerning artificial intelligence&nbsp;and its growing influence on society, including the ethics of AI and its impact&nbsp;on culture and media.</p> <p>The course is the brainchild of&nbsp;<strong><a href="https://stmikes.utoronto.ca/about-us/contact-us/directory/paolo-granata">Paolo Granata</a></strong>, an associate professor and program coordinator in the book and&nbsp;media studies program&nbsp;who has a history of engaging in experimental pedagogy.</p> <p>During the pandemic, Granata –&nbsp;who is also the founder of the&nbsp;<a href="http://mediaethics.ca/">Media Ethics Lab</a>&nbsp;and leads&nbsp;the&nbsp;<a href="https://thetorontoschool.ca/">Toronto School Initiative</a>&nbsp;and the&nbsp;<a href="http://www.3dgutenberg.ca/">3D Gutenberg Lab</a>&nbsp;–&nbsp;used virtual reality&nbsp;technologies to foster experiential learning. He sees the new AI&nbsp;course as a way of expanding these explorations of new media and the learning space.</p> <p>“This is an exciting opportunity for students to explore the cutting edge of AI and its potential for education,” Granata said.&nbsp;</p> <p>The seminar will also engage with provocative questions about the role of the professor in the creation and curation of the learning experience&nbsp;– and in the potential of AI to enhance learning and promote proactive thought.</p> <p>Using the most advanced technologies in the field, including&nbsp;<a href="/news/brave-new-tech-experts-say-ai-tools-chatgpt-and-ethical-questions-they-raise-are-here-stay">generative AI</a>&nbsp;and large language models&nbsp;–&nbsp;an AI system that uses a vast amount of training data to process and generate human-like language&nbsp;–&nbsp;the course will feature a customized version of ChatGPT that has been expressly trained on course research questions.</p> <p>Throughout the course, students will develop skills in the use of artificial intelligence&nbsp;in order to develop cutting-edge critical analyses of AI from a variety of ethical, practical&nbsp;and philosophical perspectives.&nbsp;</p> <p>Based on the late philosopher and U of T professor&nbsp;<strong>Marshall McLuhan</strong>’s adage “the medium is the message,”&nbsp;the&nbsp;course will provide an innovative context through which to investigate the potential for AI to enhance human agency in previously unimaginable ways, Granata said.</p> <p>“By experimenting with AI tools in the classroom, we hope to provide our students with a unique and enriching learning experience that will prepare them for the challenges of the 21st&nbsp;century, where AI literacy is key.”</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-home-page-banner field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">News home page banner</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-add-new-story-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Add new story tags</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/chatgpt" hreflang="en">ChatGPT</a></div> </div> </div> Mon, 10 Apr 2023 18:36:36 +0000 Christopher.Sorensen 301053 at