There are concerns from a broad range of industries around the emergence of AI, from writers fearing losing their jobs, to the potential dangers of AI being used for therapy, but also excitement about what it can allow in previously hard to enter industries such as coding. This week’s instalment of Monash University’s A Different Lens documentary series, featured a panel of experts from Monash University discussing the concerns and benefits behind AI, and whether it should be regulated as a result. Professor Alan Petersen presented cautious optimism for the emergence of AI, describing its emergence as similar to the…
Author: Bailey Whitton
Co-founder of Equal Reality, Brennan Hatton, gave an exclusive lecture about the future of AI to media students at the University of Wollongong last week. Hatton said that AI presents the largest shift to digital workplaces in recent memory, and he was optimistic about what that means. “The barrier of entry for programming and coding has just plummeted and that’s awesome,” Hatton said. “Coding is not a good use of time; you need to be thinking outside the box.” Hatton demonstrated his experience with AI by reflecting on the programming of his game JudgeGPT. Using prompts, ChatGPT generated code to…
The future of the international writing landscape is uncertain, and student writers are feeling the pressure, according to a University of Wollongong Creative Writing student. Third year student Mason Horsley said the pressure stems from the rapid advancement of AI such as ChatGPT, and it already being able to create passable writing. “We made it this far, studying Creative Writing in university and just a year or a few months before we go out into the world and try to accomplish that goal, we have to compete with something that works for free, and can adopt the style of other…