The Michael O. Leavitt Center for Politics and Public Service held their Pizza and Politics event this week to debate this week’s topic: artificial intelligence.
Student presenters, Sebastian Zuniga and Brett Hodges began their presentation by sharing the history behind artificial intelligence. AI was established in the 1950s and caught the public’s attention around 1990.
Hodges shared how AI has become more common in recent years with AI experts popping up everywhere. The first humanoid robot was made in 2016 as a part of the study. Since then AI has been established in media and community content.
Then, they posed their first question to the audience: “What do you think the future of AI is?”
Students shared their beliefs that AI will continue to have an impact on the entertainment industry and provide changes in education.
“We have an AI function in class. Right now it doesn’t really work, but the base is there,” shared one student. “I can see it being used as a tutor.”
Zuniga and Hodges explained the different types of generative AI content. These include chatbots, deepfakes and text-to-image AI models. Chat GPT is a common use of AI, which was first introduced in 2022.
The audience then shared the pros and cons of using AI. One student shared that AI has paved the way for the spread of misinformation.
Another student jumped in, sharing that AI is a good source for brainstorming, while another student pointed out that they would not trust everything AI told them.
Hodges then went on to share the dangers and legislation put in place to handle issues presented by AI. The presentation shared AI generated photos and soundclips of celebrities from musician, Taylor Swift to former President Joe Biden.
Many students expressed a desire for legislation to put rules in place to safeguard artificially created content and limit it. Other students shared that AI should be allowed, but the created content should include a disclaimer.
Pizza and Politics presentations are held weekly by the Leavitt Center. The next event will take place after Thanksgiving break on Wednesday, Dec. 4, where students will be able to discuss soapboxes.
Author: Anna Mower
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