Generative AI: How it works and what you should (and should not) do with it!

Dr. Nisha Talagala

Nisha Talagala is the CEO and founder of AIClub.World (https://corp.aiclub.world) which brings AI Literacy to  K-12 students, professionals, and other individuals worldwide. Nisha has significant experience in introducing technologies like Artificial Intelligence to new learners from students to professionals.  Previously, Nisha co-founded ParallelM which pioneered the MLOps practice of managing Machine Learning in production for enterprises - acquired by DataRobot. Nisha is a recognized leader in the operational machine learning space, having also driven the USENIX Operational ML Conference, the first industry/academic conference on production AI/ML. Nisha was previously a Fellow at SanDisk and Fellow/Lead Architect at Fusion-io, NVM Software Lead, and Intel and CTO of Gear6. Nisha has more than 20 years of expertise in enterprise software development, distributed systems, technical strategy, and product leadership. Nisha earned her Ph.D. at UC Berkeley in Computer Science, holds 75 patents, over 25 refereed research publications, is a frequent speaker at industry and academic events, and is a contributing writer to Forbes and other publications. 

Step 1: Watch Video

Generative AI: How it works and what you should (and should not) do with it!

The purpose of the video will be to explain (at a very high level) how generative AIs work, and what you can tell from that about what they can be good at and how they fail. Using this - I will provide tips on good/safe ways to use it (it can be very helpful) and things to stay away from. Will conclude with the questions to ponder about the larger issues that this technology brings to our life and our future.

Step 2: Reflect On Learning

Provocations To Reflect and Discuss

What does this mean for core future skills? 

What skills will we need to learn that will be useful? 

What are the dangers of technology like this? 

How can we protect ourselves? 

What happens if only a few companies or countries control technology like this? 

How does it affect the rest of us?

Step 3: Small Group Conversation and Capturing Ideas

The Future of Education - ALN Student Expo

Capture Thinking and Learning 

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