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Since the release of OpenAI’s GhatGPT in November 2022, higher education has begun to adjust from the “deer in the headlights” phase to serious considerations about how GenTech will integrate into college-level education. While resistance to GenAI in the classroom remains prevalent across the country (and the world, to be honest about it), increasingly educational institutions are beginning to ask conceptual and application questions about using GenAI. This presentation will first demystify how AI and GenAI work and then address several possibilities for how to think about GenTech moving forward. The presentation will pose questions about conceptual AI and applied AI to further generate conversation and will focus on responsible use for deploying AI in higher education.

Sid Dobrin, Chair of the University of Florida’s English department, has become one of the world’s most sought-after academic experts on Generative AI. He is the Founding Director of the Trace Innovation Initiative at UF and has been named a
Digital Thought Leader by Adobe. He serves as a member of the Florida Institute for National Security, part of the University of Florida’s AI Initiative, and serves on the Steering Committee for the Florida AI Learning Consortium (FALCON). He is the author and editor of numerous books and articles, including Talking about Generative AI: A Guide for Educators, AI and Writing, and the forthcoming collection AI and the Humanities. His current research project examines enduring questions motivated by AI.