Ideas That Matter

Ideas That Matter: Artificial Intelligence

Join us for the second year of Ideas That Matter in 2024-25: Artificial Intelligence

Generative AI is fundamentally changing how we learn, work, and play. This year we will investigate as a community how those changes are happening around us. We will explore the possibilities, ethical questions, issues of intellectual property, and the implications for higher education.

Artificial intelligence is an Idea That Matters to education, jobs, and leisure. We encourage all members of the college community to participate in events and learning opportunities throughout the year.

See links for year-long planned events, educational opportunities and resources for the entire Geneseo community.

• Educational Resources
• Events
• Learning outcomes and planning future years' Ideas That Matter 
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Resources on Artificial Intelligence

History and definitions: 

• Brockport's librarians have curated some excellent information and tools; start here

Student guide to AI

• Free, open resource created by Elon University and AAC&U

Resources on teaching and learning in higher ed and AI:

• Gen AI: AI at Geneseo, a site for the Geneseo community from the CDL
• Recent article with links from the Chronicle of Higher Education
• University of Calgary's short articles with practical advice

SUNY Guidance

• Optimizing AI in Higher Education: SUNY FACT2 Guide, 2nd Ed
• Geneseo TLC's recommended syllabus statements (scroll down)

How to try AI for yourself

• Microsoft CoPilot is available to Geneseo employees and students; see how it works
• Chat GPT 4.0, by OpenAI
• Gemini, by Google, AI assist for Google sheets, docs, and forms