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How Teachers Are Pondering the Ethics of AI

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A biology laboratory coordinator in an integrated science department at Claremont McKenna, Pitzer and Scripps Colleges, Kohn perceived the tool as useful. It’s also somewhat eclipsed conversations about the ethics of how these tools are implemented, according to one observer. It promised to increase efficiency, he argued.

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Teaching Students to Make Good Choices in an Algorithm-Driven World

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In contrast, AI centers, like the Stanford Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, have largely focused on high-end, specialized training for graduate students in complex mathematical and computer engineering fields. The role of these institutions has been to broadly train undergraduates for living in a democratic society.

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What is the Potential of AI in Education?

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AI algorithms could be exploited for plagiarism detection, potentially hindering students’ ethical development. Striking a balance between leveraging AI for educational benefits and addressing ethical challenges is crucial to ensure a positive impact on K-12 education.

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How the Pandemic May Help More Students See Themselves as Scientists

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To create the videos, we filmed mentor and mentee pairs of students who identify as Black, Latino/a, South Asian, and Persian as they shared lunches and laboratories while studying material science, chemistry, microbiological organisms and neurological brain functions.

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Big Deals: Making AI Safe; New STEM Platforms; How To Fix Learning Loss

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The lab will be focused on fostering safe and ethical use of artificial intelligence (AI) in educational settings, and part of a nationwide network of similar policy initiatives, including the New York City Public Schools AI Policy Lab. “There have been efforts to improve science education at the undergraduate level for decades.

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How to Become a Citizen Scientist

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Apart from careful studies conducted in complex laboratories, science also runs on data collection, observations, and statistical analysis. Ethical concerns and considerations are of special importance in citizen science. Not all scientists are interested in getting the larger public involved.

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Guide, Don’t Hide: Maximizing Course Assignments with ChatGPT Integration

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As part of the recent rush to comment on ChatGPT, this article is not weighing in on the ongoing ethical debates, nor is it offering a comprehensive how-to guide, but rather simply sharing one professor’s initial use of the AI tool and how it successfully accomplished the learning objectives and expectations for one course assignment.