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Artificial Intelligence: What is AI?

Info & resources on AI for faculty, staff & students at NCC

Artificial Intelligence (AI) describes a range of technologies- including many services we use everyday- such as chatbots for customer services and program suggestions from apps like Netflix. AI allows machines to perform tasks that only humans could do- such as driving a car or analyzing data.

Recent Articles

AI, 2024-25 edition, October 10, 2024

From: Beth McMurtrie

Subject: Teaching: How does equity fit into the next phase of AI?

This week, I:

  • Share what some colleges are doing to take the AI discussion to the next level.
  • Ask for your stories on what you like about teaching Gen Z.
  • Share a reader’s example of how he connected with students.

The Digitalist Papers: A Vision for AI and Democracy

Stanford’s Digital Economy Lab taps multidisciplinary group of thinkers to offer insights on AI and governance in volume called The Digitalist Papers.

Sep 24, 2024 

Artificial Intelligence Wasn’t Born Yesterday

AI research started in the 1950s. A look at the past helps us better understand and predict its future.

September 18, 2024, The Wall Street Journal

The Global Race to Control A.I.

The New York Time, August 14, 2024

Embracing the future of Artificial Intelligence in the classroom

International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education, 2024