Highway to Autonomy
Self-driving trucks with drivers already haul goods across the US daily. By 2024, they may go solo. In this project, students explore the benefits and challenges of autonomous vehicles and propose policies for how to use and regulate them.
Interview With ChatGPT
ChatGPT claims to generate human-like text, but how can we use, understand, and evaluate it? Students team up to create a podcast interviewing ChatGPT to analyze its uses.
Facial Recognition For Good, Evil, and Everything in Between
How can the same technology be used for both good and evil, for order or individualism? Students create a poster explaining the many ways recognition shapes our society. Access Now Self-Guided 2.5 Hours
Picturing the Future of Medicine
Medicine is a hotbed of innovation in artificial intelligence. Students develop a vision board for the future of medicine, grounding their ideas in current technologies while thinking big about possible futures.
The 29 AIs of Washington, D.C.
The City of Washington, D.C uses dozens of algorithms to make automated decisions about government services. Students create a poster showing how these algorithms affect D.C residents.
Deepfake PSA
Acting as a White House public relations expert writing for the general public, students will create a press release detailing the potential benefits and harms of deepfakes in news.
Artificial Common Sense
Students actively debate whether it is possible for AI to have common sense. Students will get a sneak peek into the the cutting-edge techniques researchers are using to teach machines common sense and take a stand on a pressing question related to that topic.