TOP-SHELLF: UMD comes face to face with change from local students, SGA and funding for AI

By Jennifer Baxter
RHA and GSG oppose SGA bylaw amendments, the School of Business receives helpful funds and Writing for Change hosts their “Telling True Stories” showcase! Read about it in this week’s newsletter. Continue reading TOP-SHELLF: UMD comes face to face with change from local students, SGA and funding for AI

Your professor’s hidden job: Redesigning the classroom for the age of AI

By Davi Jacobs
Across the University of Maryland, a wave of revision is sweeping through classrooms as professors undertake an urgent and often invisible adaptation — redesigning education for the age of artificial intelligence. Continue reading Your professor’s hidden job: Redesigning the classroom for the age of AI

Ex-U.S. chief data scientist urges UMD to adapt to AI in learning, life

By Sophia Yodice
Artificial intelligence is advancing faster than any technology before it, and those who fail to adapt risk being left out of the conversation, DJ Patil told University of Maryland community members during the College of Computer, Mathematical and Natural Sciences Dean’s Distinguished Lecture. Continue reading Ex-U.S. chief data scientist urges UMD to adapt to AI in learning, life

ChatGPT: Is AI a threat to education?

By Kaya Bogot The end of 2022 surprised the world with the launch of ChatGPT, a new artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot. OpenAI launched the program as college semesters were ending and finals were beginning.   The timing of the program’s release was one that may have affected college finals. As many students dealt with the stress of finals, some may have turned to shortcuts and cheating … Continue reading ChatGPT: Is AI a threat to education?