The use of artificial intelligence is growing on college campuses across the country. That includes Eastern Kentucky University. Many believe AI provides opportunities for education, while others believe it could cause harm. Officials at EKU are working to regulate this technology on campus.
Lisa Blue is the director of AI Strategies at EKU. In an interview with Eastern Standard, she said it's a black box when it comes to AI.
“Because we don't know specifically what these data sets consist of, where did this information come from? What does it look like? How is it going to color the output our faculty, staff, and students are dealing with?”
Blue said it is important to be sensitive when guiding the EKU community to understand that their information is not going to be private.
Eastern will be offering classes on AI literacy, including one called “Exploring AI.” This course will be the first completely AI-focused class on campus.
Blue said when it comes to teaching students skills for using AI, a lot of it is tweaking concepts they are already learning.
“When we're talking about prompting, essentially what we're doing is asking students to hone their communication skills. Can you ask a pointed question? Can you offer target feedback? Can you refine what you're saying to the chatbot or the AI until you get the output that you're looking for?”
Blue said there are some concerns of students using AI to create shortcuts in their schoolwork.
To help curb this, teachers are beginning to incorporate regulations on AI in their syllabus, letting students know the class's policy on AI use.
Hear more with Lisa Blue later today on Eastern Standard on WEKU.
