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AI for Faculty

This guide will help faculty understand and integrate AI into their courses.

AI for Faculty: An Overview

This guide has been prepared by a group of librarians to help faculty learn about, discover, and integrate artificial intelligence (AI) into their classes. If you are a student looking for information on AI, see our AI for Students guide.

Artificial Intelligence: An Overview

Artificial Intelligence (AI) refers to the computerized capability to perform tasks or problem solve in a way that simulates or exceeds intelligent human capabilities. Artificial Intelligence is a broad term, but at its most basic includes the ability to perform natural language processing, vision, text to speech, motion sensing, etc. Artificial Intelligence encompasses fields like Machine Learning, Deep Learning, and Generative AI

graphic of three concentric circles starting with artificial intelligence in blue, then machine learning in yellow inside the deep learning circle, and then deep learning in green inside the yellow circle.

AI Vocabulary

6 Things to Know about AI

A summary of each of the 6 Things to Know about AI Infographic is that:

  1. Generative AI tools are not objective. 
  2. Generated responses are routinely riddled with inaccuracies.
  3. Generative AI can be highly beneficial to your daily workflows.
  4. Content is now being created at an unprecedented rate, that includes fake content. 
  5. The advent of these tools signals a change in the nature of evidence. 
  6. Reputable sources matter more than ever. 

Adapted from News Literacy Project.  

From Alan Turing to ChatGPT, the following sources can provide a timeline of AI:

thumbnail of spectrum of artificial intelligence infographic. Link to PDF follows image.

Read this article written by Brenda Leong about the Spectrum of Artificial Intelligence Infographic Tool. This is an educational resource meant for policymakers, regulators, and other stakeholders as AI's presence in our world evolves.

AI Products

Product Current Model Company/Author
ChatGPT 4o OpenAI
Copilot n/a Microsoft
Gemini 1.5 Pro Google
GoblinTools n/a Bram De Buyser
Perplexity.ai beta release v0 Perplexity
Sonnet 3.5 Claude

 

Last Updated: Nov 21, 2024 3:07 PM
URL: https://library.brockport.edu/faculty-ai

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