AI at Beacon

John McCarthy is credited for creating the term "artificial intelligence" in 1958 while he was a graduate student at Princeton. AI research concentrated on intelligent human behavior such as decision making and natural language processing. It has now evolved to become an everyday part of American life, with AI tools integrated into some of our most widely used resources.  

Asaro, P., M. (2005). Artificial intelligence. In C. Hempstead & W. E. Worthington (Eds.), Encyclopedia of 20th Century Technology(1st ed.)Routledge. https://search.credoreference.com/articles/Qm9va0FydGljbGU6MzcyNTI0?aid=152289

When working with AI as a college student, there are three key rules to keep in mind:

1. Collaborate
   Think of AI as a partner intended to work with you not for you. 
   • "Good" use of AI: used to brainstorm the title of your paper
   • "Bad" use of AI: used to write the paper for you
2. Verify 
   AI is known for being both biased and inaccurate. It is your responsibility to double check for accuracy. 
3. Credit
   Know and understand your professor's expectations on the use of AI in his/her class. Violating policy can result in you being reported for plagiarism. Always acknowledge when and how AI has been used. 
4. Protect
   Prompts are used to further train AI. Be cautious of this and never include confidential or proprietary information in your prompt.