Your exploration of generative AI's potential beyond just 'surface' interactions really resonates; the idea of creating intentional spaces to play and discover feels so vital. At the same time, many students I meet are deeply concerned about the ethics of using AI from a resource perspective - particularly in terms of water use, and the exploitation of labour in sub-Saharan Africa. Have you come across any thoughtful resources that speak to these concerns?
thanks for reading and chiming in! I often find Maha Bali's insights and conversations with her students that she shares really helpful about building a critical awareness and understanding about AI and how and when we use it (https://blog.mahabali.me/). but I'm not finding any pieces that help to solve for it--and I think part of the reason is just that, it both feels big and that we're already there with so many essential (? or required/expected) technologies within higher ed and capitalism as a whole. that is, AI is doing anything different, it's just doing more of the same has already seemed acceptable...
the other part that I look to and consider is that AI like all new technologies is extra wasteful until it is less so (this was true of the lightbulb, the computer, internet, etc). And so we have a right to be concerned and to push for more efficiency--but that's not necessarily helpful in the long run either...
Love the idea of collaborating! I’ve also been presenting on genAI tools at national conferences in the teaching, research and practice space. I’ll send you an invite on LinkedIn.
Your exploration of generative AI's potential beyond just 'surface' interactions really resonates; the idea of creating intentional spaces to play and discover feels so vital. At the same time, many students I meet are deeply concerned about the ethics of using AI from a resource perspective - particularly in terms of water use, and the exploitation of labour in sub-Saharan Africa. Have you come across any thoughtful resources that speak to these concerns?
Hi Dr. Pritchard,
thanks for reading and chiming in! I often find Maha Bali's insights and conversations with her students that she shares really helpful about building a critical awareness and understanding about AI and how and when we use it (https://blog.mahabali.me/). but I'm not finding any pieces that help to solve for it--and I think part of the reason is just that, it both feels big and that we're already there with so many essential (? or required/expected) technologies within higher ed and capitalism as a whole. that is, AI is doing anything different, it's just doing more of the same has already seemed acceptable...
the other part that I look to and consider is that AI like all new technologies is extra wasteful until it is less so (this was true of the lightbulb, the computer, internet, etc). And so we have a right to be concerned and to push for more efficiency--but that's not necessarily helpful in the long run either...
Love the idea of collaborating! I’ve also been presenting on genAI tools at national conferences in the teaching, research and practice space. I’ll send you an invite on LinkedIn.
that would be great--thank you Samantha!