University of Oregon Students Share Views on AI in Academia
As students return to the University of Oregon, they share mixed reactions of caution, concern, and benefit-focused perspectives regarding the use of artificial intelligence in academics.
On the first day back on campus at the University of Oregon, students stated that they are following the development of artificial intelligence in academia with a cautious approach, voicing their concerns and expectations for the future.
Return to Campus and Cautious Approach
Gathering on the day of the return to campus at the University of Oregon, students expressed that they are carefully and cautiously monitoring the place of artificial intelligence in their educational lives.
Need for Regulation and Oversight
Tiana Atkins, a fourth-year architecture student, emphasized that artificial intelligence could be useful in certain areas but definitely needs to be monitored more closely.
Future Anxiety and Uncertainty
Piper Such, a third-year journalism student, stated that they do not fully know what the technology looks like and are concerned about the impacts it will have on students in their age group and their future careers.
Impacts on Creativity and Design
Pointing out that outsourcing creativity in the field of architecture negatively affects the final design and undermines the human-centric structure, Atkins drew attention to the risks this situation will create.
Use as a Learning Tool
Ayla Ballew, a freshman student, said that artificial intelligence can be useful as a tool while also having negative aspects, and that she used it during the final periods of her high school education in order to learn things.
Measures Taken by the University
While all professors at the University of Oregon are required to share artificial intelligence policies in their syllabi, exams are protected against the misuse of artificial intelligence, and an Artificial Intelligence Council operates within the university.