In Part I of this this two-part episode, we do a deep dive into the controversial artificial intelligence (AI) program ChatGPT that has become a worldwide phenomenon since it was first released in November 2022. We explore its many features and capabilities, what it can and cannot do (the former vastly outweighing the latter), and what effects it and other forms of AI will have in the future on education, law, and the humanities. Will AI replace entire occupational fields, putting humans out of work?

Moderater: Tom Reynolds, lecturer - communication studies

Panelists: Justin Hughes, student; president of Student AI Exploratory Council

                 Dr. Jason McIntosh, asst. professor & writing program coordinator - Dept. of English & Creative Writing