At the iSchool, we welcome the challenges and possibilities of AI
I am a huge proponent of artificial intelligence. In my research, I build systems that identify patterns that can be gleaned from your smartphone or any smart device. By studying student populations, we’ve been able to detect when students are suffering from depression and predict whether their GPAs will be above or below the university average. With this knowledge, we can provide additional support to students in need — just one example of the promise of AI.The term AI has been around for 60 years, and most of us were using it before the recent phenomenon of generative AI tools such as Ch