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Pensamiento de futuros adversariales y el desenlace de los agentes de IA<\/em><\/h2>\n

About this session<\/b><\/h2>\n

Generative AI could have written this abstract, but could it replace the teachers reading it? As chatbots and AI agents tempt students and faculty alike with the ability to complete tasks instantaneously, the logical endpoint \u2014 AI generating content for AI, endlessly, consuming itself \u2014 offers a chance for introspection. In this exercise in adversarial futures thinking, participants will examine the capabilities of AI agents to act as both student and teacher, and design their own \u201cteacher personas\u201d in order to reflect on what makes their work uniquely human.<\/p>\n

I will share my satirical web app that enables users to customize teacher and student agents before unleashing them to endlessly generate content at each other. While I am deeply skeptical of replacing teachers with AI, I suspect it will be an appealing shortcut for some institutions, and the technical possibilities are worth exploring as supplemental learning aids. How then can we demonstrate the value of human connection and anticipate unwanted futures as they loom on the horizon? This session will offer a provocative and playful audit of our values regarding labor in the classroom.<\/p>\n

La IA generativa podr\u00eda haber escrito este resumen, pero \u00bfpodr\u00eda tambi\u00e9n reemplazar a los profesores que lo leen? A medida que los chatbots y agentes de IA tientan a estudiantes y docentes con la posibilidad de completar tareas de manera instant\u00e1nea, el punto final l\u00f3gico, una IA generando contenido para otra IA de forma interminable hasta consumirse a s\u00ed misma, nos brinda una oportunidad para reflexionar.
\nEn este ejercicio de pensamiento sobre futuros adversarios, los participantes explorar\u00e1n las capacidades de los agentes de IA para asumir tanto el papel de estudiante como el de docente. A partir de ello, dise\u00f1ar\u00e1n sus propias \u201cpersonas docentes\u201d para reflexionar sobre aquello que hace que su trabajo sea verdaderamente \u00fanico y, sobre todo, humano.<\/p>\n

Compartir\u00e9 mi app sat\u00edrica que permite a los usuarios personalizar agentes docentes y estudiantes antes de dejarlos generar contenido entre s\u00ed sin cesar. Aunque soy profundamente esc\u00e9ptico respecto a reemplazar a los docentes con IA, sospecho que ser\u00e1 un atajo atractivo para algunas instituciones, y las posibilidades t\u00e9cnicas merecen explorarse como recursos de aprendizaje complementarios. \u00bfC\u00f3mo podemos entonces demostrar el valor de la conexi\u00f3n humana y anticipar futuros no deseados a medida que se aproximan? Esta sesi\u00f3n ofrecer\u00e1 una auditor\u00eda provocadora y l\u00fadica de nuestros valores en torno al trabajo en el aula.<\/p>\n

Session type: <\/b>Design your own<\/span><\/p>\n

Presenters<\/b><\/h2>\n
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  • \u00a0Benjamin Andrew (Penn State University)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Time listed is Dominican Republic time.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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