AI THREATS and GIFTS As Artificial Intelligence becomes our new reality, Trent University faculty learn how to leverage the powerful tool to support learning
ince OpenAI released its artificial intelligence-powered chatbot, ChatGPT, last November, the academic world seemingly transformed overnight. While it’s certainly impressive, ChatGPT also has limitations, and has left
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many to wonder exactly what role AI should have, if any, in post-secondary learning. “It’s a huge learning curve,” says Lisa Noble, demonstrator at the School of Education. “But this is our new
reality, and we need to figure out our approach.” In August, KPMG Canada released the results of a survey of more than 5,000 Canadian post-secondary students finding that more than half
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