By ORION BAKER/Staff Writer
Artificial intelligence has had a meteoric growth. With the ability for simply checking grammar to writing entire assignments, AI is a double-edged sword for many students and teachers.
TRANSFORMING EDUCATION
AI is shaping the way teachers and students work. Educause, a nonprofit that promotes the strategic use of technology, has identified ways AI is shaping the instructional landscape.
Here are some of the ways:
● Personalized learning.
● Assessment and feedback.
● Adaptive learning.
UT TYLER’S TAKE ON AI
At UT Tyler, AI is allowed in most courses as a tool to improve work, but not as a replacement for doing original work. While it is encouraged by some professors, others don’t allow it.
In many courses, professors offer guidelines for students when using AI. These include:
● When using AI, it should be acknowledged and cited accordingly.
● The AI software used, the prompt(s), and the AI’s full answer should be included.
● Using AI tools to support your learning is fine.
STUDENT PERSPECTIVES
While UT Tyler allows and even encourages the use of AI, many students have differing opinions on using it.
“The only use I make out of AI is things like Grammarly to assist with my writing,” Jim Rasberry, a junior mass communication major, said. “However, I usually ignore its other suggestions, like word suggestions and things like that. It’s actually been pointed out in one of my other classes; if you overuse even that feature, it would still flag it for AI.”
Rasberry believes things like generative-AI or AI-art shouldn’t be used/made and it’s highly unethical. He believes that people who use AI art and call themselves ‘artists’ aren’t really artists as “I can do the same things with different words for my prompt.”
AI AND ART
AI and its relationship with art is rocky.
“AI can be a phenomenal tool in art,” Amelia Matecek, a junior studio art major, said. “You can use it for drafting a quick reference image, fixing errors in photography, and much more.”
However, Matecek believes if not used properly, AI can “be used irresponsibly and easily make real artists struggle to keep up and match the demand of clients.”
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