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USING AI TO EXPAND OUR LIMITS<\/h3>\n

Some liken the advent of generative artificial intelligence to the invention of the printing press\u2014a disruption for the ages. <\/b><\/span>Tools such as ChatGPT are rapidly expanding the limits of research, innovation, and knowledge creation\u2014the very substance of our mission.<\/span><\/p>\n

While our researchers are busy harnessing artificial intelligence and machine learning to make advances in medicine, our experts in computing, data sciences, and ethics, along with our students, are collaborating to develop policy and practices for research and classwork as this new age dawns.<\/p>\n

PEDAGOGY IS NOT STATIC<\/span><\/h3>\n

\u201cWe teach students to think through writing\u2014this idea is perceived to be under threat,\u201d says Chair of Faculty Affairs for Computing & Data Sciences WESLEY WILDMAN<\/b><\/span><\/a>, who is also a professor of philosophy, theology, and ethics. Pedagogy is not static, he says.<\/p>\n

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Wesley Wildman<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In early 2023, almost 50 undergraduates in Wildman\u2019s inaugural Data, Society and Ethics class worked on a blueprint for academic use of ChatGPT<\/a> and similar artificial intelligence models. Called the Generative AI Assistance (GAIA) Policy, it addresses grading and describes use in assignments, the disparity between students who use ChatGPT and those who don\u2019t, and the pedagogically productive applications of the technology. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe printing press changed the way we think, changed the way we taught each other,\u201d says Wildman. \u201cIt changed everything about education. This is similar in scale.\u201d<\/p>\n

The student-led GAIA Policy calls for a practical and beneficial incorporation of ChatGPT into the learning experience, rather than a complete ban.<\/p>\n

Wildman shared the policy with other faculty members, including those on the CDS ACADEMIC COMMITTEE<\/b><\/span>, \u201call of whom indicated that it would be good for other courses to adopt or use as a starting point.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The printing press changed the way we think, changed the way we taught each other. It changed everything about education. This is similar in scale.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\u2014 Wesley Wildman, Chair of Faculty Affairs for Computing & Data Sciences<\/p>\n

DETECTING DEMENTIA IN YOUR VOICE<\/span><\/h3>\n

For others at the University, the benefits of artificial intelligence and machine learning are very clear.<\/p>\n

Engineers at BU have developed a machine learning\u2013powered computational tool<\/a> that can determine from a simple voice recording your likelihood of developing Alzheimer\u2019s.<\/p>\n

Currently, it takes a lot of time\u2014and money\u2014to diagnose the disease. After running lengthy in-person neuropsychological exams, clinicians must transcribe, review, and analyze every response in detail.<\/p>\n

The researchers found a way to detect cognitive impairment from audio recordings of neuropsychological tests\u2014no in-person appointment needed. Their findings were published in Alzheimer\u2019s & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer\u2019s Association.<\/i><\/p>\n

\u201cThis approach brings us one step closer to early intervention,\u201d says Distinguished Professor of Engineering <\/b><\/span>IOANNIS PASCHALIDIS<\/b><\/span><\/a>, a coauthor on the paper and director of the RAFIK B. HARIRI INSTITUTE FOR COMPUTING AND COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCE & ENGINEERING<\/b><\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Ioannis Paschalidis<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Paschalidis says faster and earlier detection of Alzheimer\u2019s could drive larger clinical trials that focus on individuals in early stages of the disease and potentially enable clinical interventions that slow or prevent cognitive decline: \u201cThis detection model can form the basis of an online tool that could reach everyone and increase the number of people who get screened early.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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