Tierney has called this emergency meeting to address the pervasiveness of AI. We discuss the ways that AI is affecting kids’ development, our perceptions of ourselves, aesthetically, and the potential removal of our autonomy. With the prevalence of AI-generated music, images, and artificial conversations online, we’re forced to ask: Is there an ‘end-goal’ for this technology? Or, are STEM bros just jealous of creative people? 

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Teachers Reddit Threads: 

Kids don’t know how to read??

Why don’t they know how to use computers?

Mika Koivisto and Simone Grassini, “Best humans still outperform artificial intelligence in a creative divergent thinking task” (National Library of Medicine)

Kish Lal, “The Uncanny New Generation of Filters Uses Machine Learning GAN Technology to Regenerate Every Pixel on a Face” (Dazed)

Aisha Malik, “TikTok is experimenting with a feature that uses AI to create songs based on prompts” (Tech Crunch) 

Ava Sasani, “As AI tools get smarter, they’re growing more covertly racist, experts find” (The Guardian)

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Timestamps:

Intro 00:00

Children and Technology 00:46

AI Face Filters on TikTok 03:45

AI Bandwagoning 07:19

Racism in AI 11:00

The Creative Economy vs. AI 13:19

AI Music 17:27

Deepfakes 21:12

Overconsumption 27:51

Corporate Social Media 28:52

Outro 30:19

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