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For the past several weeks, we have watched videos, read articles, and discussed the possibilities of A.I. Some of the issues we have discussed includes concerns about privacy; problems of bias and discrimination; misinformation/disinformation and deepfakes; potential job loss in many industries; legal concerns and how to regulate A.I. use; loss of creativity/critical thinking and human expression in artistic forums. One area we have NOT discussed is A.I. in education. In the articles below, you will see arguments both for and against using Generative AI in education. In most cases, the articles suggest a careful adaptation of A.I.--working WITH A.I. in particular circumstances to enhance but not replace student learning. See articles below: "ChatGPT: Do We Adapt or Resist?"Links to an external site.( https://alumni.ucalgary.ca/news/chatgpt-do-we-adapt-or-resist#:~:text=Just%20as%20we%20once%20feared,honesty%2C%20manipulation%20and%20academic%20integrity) "Ethical Questions about Generative AI"Links to an external site. (https://www.scu.edu/ethics-spotlight/generative-ai-ethics/ethical-questions-about-generative-ai/) "Is ChatGPT a Threat to Education?"Links to an external site. (https://news.ucr.edu/articles/2023/01/24/chatgpt-threat-education) If we allow A.I. use to help "enhance" student learning, how do we do that without compromising higher education, without replacing the quality and rigor and critical thinking required of college-level classes? To help us figure that out, consider this following scenario: The CCC English Department is considering whether or not to allow students use of A.I. in some of classes and college writing assignments. Some members of the department argue that the technology already exists, some students already use A.I. (albeit without explicit instructor permission), that A.I. might help certain student populations in different scenarios, and, if implemented strategically, A.I. might allow students more freedom to work on higher-level, more meaningful assignments. Other professors believe the purpose of college is to teach students how to think--to read critically, ask questions, collect and analyze data, develop cogent arguments with persuasive lines of reasoning, which are supported by facts, research, and evidence from high quality sources. If A.I. programs produce assignments, summaries, and essays without students doing any of the research or thinking or writing for themselves, then they will not truly learn the critical skills necessary for future education and employment. Using all of what you have learned about essay writing, and logos, pathos, ethos, write a persuasive argument to the CCC English Department arguing whether or not A.I. programs should be allowed and integrated into the department's assignments and curriculum. This paper will be 7-8 pages and requires a counter-argument and a Works Cited page. You will need to include at least 5 sources integrated in the text of the essay. (You are encouraged to include as many sources from our modules as you'd like!) In writing this essay, please make sure to address the following: • Consider your audience! They are college-educated professors with Masters and Doctorate degrees. What tone and kinds of appeals will work best to persuade them? Will hard data/statistics win them over? Will pathos and appeals to pity work? Keep in mind they are college-educated, but they are also teachers who WANT their students to succeed! However, they want their students to LEARN and grow and develop the skills they will need for future employment and long-term success. How can you present your argument convincingly to someone who may oppose your stance? • Within your essay, how will you, as writer, build ethos for your audience--those key elements of trust, credibility, experience, expertise? Where in the essay will you do that? How will you do that? • What sources, and data, statistics, logical reasoning will you use to help build your argument? What information do you need to know about A.I. and college requirements and college students to support your point? • What can you use as pathos (emotion) to enhance your argument? What tone, language, kinds of examples will help you achieve emotional persuasion for your audience? If you intend to use personal experience, will that persuade your audience, or might you need to limit how often you can do that? If CCC allows A.I. in college level English courses, how will professors be able to determine that students have satisfactorily met the different objectives, learning outcomes, assignment requirements of the course? If the solution is for more "hands-on," "in-class," "group work" type of activities, how would that work in an online course? If you argue that AI should be allowed on SOME types of assignments, which ones and why? How would you differentiate between positive/productive/allowable use of A.I. versus assignments where A.I. shouldn't be used at all? How would current assignments and key class objectives and outcomes need to shift in order to accommodate this change? Would this require a specific code of conduct, a college-wide pact? Does the educational system as a whole need to change? If so, how? How can these changes be implemented without compromising the integrity of a college degree? Your paper may also argue that A.I. use should not be allowed at all in higher education. When contemplating this question, it's also useful to think about what YOU can do that A.I. cannot do--what you bring to your education that no computer can. What is authentic to humans and the learning experience that college can better tap into? Other sources: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/02/technology/ai-artificial-intelligence-artists.html https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/11/21/science/artificial-intelligence-fake-people-faces.html?action=click&pgtype=Article&state=default&module=styln-artificial-intelligence&variant=show®ion=BELOW_MAIN_CONTENT&block=storyline_flex_guide_recirc https://www.verdict.co.uk/virtual-influencers-lil-miquela-shudu-gram/?cf-view