Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become widely accessible to the general public with programs such as ChatGPT, DALLE, Google Bard making headlines. The current state of AI is more of an "Augmented Intelligence," a technological tool which can readily automate tasks for knowledge workers in the same way machines automated tasks for farm workers. These machines were not intelligent, nor did they eliminate farmers, instead they augmented human capabilities and ushered in societal gains on a global scale. With this perspective, this website provides a basic introduction to AI literacy and real world examples of using AI in Biology courses including: AI assisting students with organizing course content, generating endless practice questions from course materials, exam questions, etc. As AI continues to advance, so will the students and medical professionals of tomorrow, and educators must not lag behind.
Example assignments and questions are written with consideration for AI's response capabilities and limitations. Assignments require a human mind to critically interpret and evaluate images, various question styles/formats, detailed short answer responses, essay style questions, etc. are explored with this new tech.