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Intro to Generative AI
John Behrens, director of the Technology and Digital Studies Program in the College of Arts and Letters, provides an overview of generative AI, explaining its powerful capabilities in performing tasks once limited to humans, including text and image generation. He outlines five key concepts: AI’s extraordinary abilities, the variety of its outputs, associated challenges and risks, its impact on human tasks, and its evolving nature. Behrens emphasizes the importance of understanding AI’s limitations and the responsibility users must take when utilizing these systems.