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Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence (AI) impacts all fields of study and is not subject specific. This guide is here to support research and learning involving Artificial Intelligence.

What is AI Literacy?

According to a 2020 paper by Long & Magerko, who synthesized a variety of interdisciplinary literature into a set of core competencies, AI literacy is the ability to:

  • critically evaluate AI technologies
  • communicate and collaborate effectively with AI
  • use AI as a tool, online, at home, and in the workplace

Being “AI literate” is the ability to understand, use, and reflect critically on AI applications without necessarily being able to create and develop AI models like someone with a computer science background. Understanding how to use AI as a tool to enhance your work is how you become AI literate.

Within education, AI literacy is a tool to enhance learning and, like all tools, needs to be used in a ethical and responsible way.

Understanding the Technology

Elements of AI - University of Helsinki
Free course for learning about AI in general.

What Is ChatGPT Doing ... and Why Does It Work? - Stephen Wolfram
Learn the details about how it works. Based on his book of the same name.

ChatGPT is everywhere. Here’s where it came from - Will Douglas Heaven, MIT Technology Review
Useful history.

The Acceleration of Artificial Intelligence - Anna-Sofia Lesiv
An interesting summary of the development of today’s generative AI. It’s useful for understanding the 2017 breakthrough (transformer architecture) that led to so much that’s happening now.

A jargon-free explanation of how AI large language models work - Timothy B. Lee and Sean Trott
Learn about word vectors, transformers, and more.

Why does chatGPT make up fake academic papers? - Twitter thread by David Smerdon, Univ. of Queensland
Very good explanation.

Large language models from scratch and Large Language Models: Part 2 (videos) - Graphics in 5 Minutes on YouTube

Transformers, Explained - Google Cloud Tech on YouTube
Learn more about transformer architecture.

What is Reinforcement Learning From Human Feedback (RLHF) - Alex McFarland
Useful explanation.

It’s worth reading these policies and FAQs from OpenAI: