What an inspiring, powerful letter by Emily Tucker, Executive Directory of the Center on Privacy and Technology, Georgetown Law.

“But the great thing is, you don’t have to go along with this, and I urge you not to. You can refuse to use the chatbot. You can tell your professors that you don’t want them to use it or to require you to use it. At a minimum, you can demand that they assess the work of those who actually want to do the work themselves differently from the work of those who want the chatbot to do it for them. You can organize against “AI” requirements in degree programs and against data products, surveillance systems, and automation in all aspects of your university experience. You can create student groups dedicated to the rejection of all these things, and to the imagination of what you would like your education to be like instead.”

#ai #slop #education

“An Open Letter to Georgetown Students, In Response to Recent Announcements by the University about “Generative AI””

https://medium.com/center-on-privacy-technology/an-open-letter-to-georgetown-students-in-response-to-recent-announcements-about-generative-ai-8869dcd523ef

An Open Letter to Georgetown Students, In Response to Recent Announcements about "Generative AI"

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Also sobering:

“I’m taking a risk too by writing you this letter. I don’t have tenure at Georgetown. Right now I don’t even have an academic appointment. I could be fired at any moment for any reason. The existence of the center I run depends entirely on my ability to raise money from philanthropic foundations, many of which have publicly endorsed some version of “AI” investment. I’m not sure how what I have written here will impact the future of the Privacy Center and the urgently important work we do. I’m not confident that many of my colleagues would support me were I to face negative consequences.”

#ai #slop #education

“An Open Letter to Georgetown Students, In Response to Recent Announcements by the University about “Generative AI””

https://medium.com/center-on-privacy-technology/an-open-letter-to-georgetown-students-in-response-to-recent-announcements-about-generative-ai-8869dcd523ef

An Open Letter to Georgetown Students, In Response to Recent Announcements about "Generative AI"

Image source: Bibliothèque nationale de France An Open Letter to Georgetown Students, In Response to Recent Announcements by the University about “Generative AI” Dear students, As you know, in …

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