Within the past few years Artificial Intelligence, or AI, has entered the age if generative AI with models such as PT-3 and ChatGPT rising and instilling fear across college campuses. 

However, instead of shying away from AI, AU has chosen to embrace it and help students navigate these emerging computer systems. 

Humanize AI finds that the earliest traces of AI can be traced back to literary experts such as George Orwell; however, AI is no longer what it was at its birth, a thought, it is now a 21st century reality that can write essays, create images, draft codes and hold human-like conversations. 

As AI has become more advanced and entered the classroom colleges across the country became fearful of how it would affect academics; thus, banning or restricting AI, but AU began taking a less fearful approach to AI – hosting workshops. 

The AU Writing and Communication Center (WCC), a free support service available to all AU students, began hosting student workshops on AI that aided students in how to use it responsibly during the previous academic year. 

Although there’s still conversation surrounding how the campus will handle AI in student handbooks, for now students can discuss with their individual academic departments and professors on how they handle the matter to uphold their academic integrity.  One thing for sure is the future of AI is bright for the university. 

“These seminars, whose primary goal is to educate AU students, will foster and environment of learning through play,” WCC said. “The seminars aim to remove the many trepidations of employing AI as another tool in the arsenal rather than an intimidating entity that would only cause issues in their educational journey.” 

Until then, students are encouraged to use the center workshops in the fall semester that are set for the following dates: Sept. 16, Oct. 21 and Nov. 18. 

For more information on workshops students can visit the Writing and Communication Center on the first floor of Archer Library or email [email protected].