Do you need understanding to learn? In this episode, our scholars ruminate on the relationship between understanding and the potential of AI to actually “learn” through various methods including repetition and exposure to data. However, they also encourage us to consider the humanistic nature of learning specifically through cultural sensitivities and knowing who you’re studying. Ultimately, they ask: if AI can truly learn and absorb new information, will it ever be able to capture the emotional processing required to learn?

UConn Humanities Institute and professor of English, Director Anna Mae Duane leads a conversation about AI and learning, featuring Hakim Hafidi, assistant professor in machine learning, head of the department of AI, Université Internationale de Rabat; and Ihsane Hmamouchi, vice dean of the faculty of medicine, Université Internationale de Rabat.

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What does it mean to be an educator and to educate in a world becoming reliant on artificial intelligence? This week our scholars take on the question of how AI will reshape the future of education across several disciplines including literature, law, and medicine. AI has already transformed how students learn in a world driven by efficiency. The question now becomes how educators will respond to the growing challenges and promises of an advanced technological world while elevating the unique powers of the human mind.

UConn Humanities Institute and professor of English, Director Anna Mae Duane leads a conversation about AI and education, featuring Najia Hajjaj Hassouni, dean of the College of Health Sciences, Université Internationale de Rabat; Ouassim Karrakchou, deputy director of TICLab and professor of computer science, Université Internationale de Rabat; Tina Huey, Interim Director of Faculty Development, Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, University of Connecticut; and Meriem Regragui, professor of law, Université Internationale de Rabat.

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Can artificial intelligence one day help to mitigate systemic inequality? As part of UConn's Human-Centered AI Initiative, we've brought together a roundtable of scholars from Connecticut to Morocco define “justice” within their discipline.  It's only by understanding what we mean by the word justice, that we can begin to work together to deploy AI to create a more just and equitable world.

UConn Humanities Institute and professor of English, Director Anna Mae Duane leads a conversation about AI and justice, featuring Meriem Regragui, professor of law, Université Internationale de Rabat; Ting-An Lin, assistant professor of philosophy, University of Connecticut; Avijit Ghosh, applied policy researcher at Hugging Face and associate researcher at Riot Lab, University of Connecticut.

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