Could AI be harnessed for good? Could it even be used in your major assignment? Are you aware of any ethical issues with using generative AI? Can any of these issues be mitigated in some way? 

I take a bit of a pessimistic approach to AI, maybe out of fear but majoritively out of not understanding what its benefits could be. I fear that it will make people lazier and cull peoples much needed jobs. I think it’s a shame for a few small people to profit massively off a piece of technology that will cost thousands (if not more?) of people their jobs. I suppose that is technological progression…

To the point:

On an individual level, I think AI could be used for good to allow for time efficiency, through eliminating trivial and tedious tasks for the user, thus allowing them more time to focus on the bigger job at hand. However, I do think it is important for the user to be capable of doing these tasks on their lonesome before palming them off to AI. I think the key for integrity is that the user should have an understanding of what is being done by the AI, and they should only use it as a tool for time saving. This obviously involves a high-degree of self control and accountability, especially when there are (currently) few checks in place to distinguish AI work from that of humans. What will all this new time be used for though? And will the task distributor be aware of this use of AI?

It is hard to say whether AI should be used in our major assessment. Going by my prior philosophy, I think we, as a group, and individually, should be able to complete all of the components necessary rather than using AI. For example, it would be easy to use AI to formulate a agreement contract, propose a project timeline or research for us, but shouldn’t we be able to do these things ourselves? Why pay thousands of dollars for a degree if not to learn?