Newspapers and TV news last week covered a lot about how artificial intelligence and AI are affecting our daily lives and threatening or even benefiting our future.
As a professor currently teaching six online courses, it seemed like a good week to ask my students—military personnel, truck drivers, grocery store workers, and wives and husbands.
One of the questions was, “How do you see different AI systems being used to conduct research in this university setting, this online world?” Another question was, “Do you think AI will be used instead of me as a teacher when teaching how to do research?”
These questions were added to weekly discussion topics such as defining supply chains and discussing ethical issues in research. This additional question for each of the 120 students was also a way to further engage and engage students in conversations with professors and colleagues in the online classroom.
As one student said: “Google, chat, and blogs are all great ways to help with college life, but I think going to the library with hardcover books is another way to get back to the basics of education. Librarians and teachers are always part of the process. But with advances in technology and ways of communicating, there’s something we’re missing: We’re losing our human connection.”
Another student, a truck driver, said the teacher was “exploring how AI is being used to enhance defense capabilities, such as autonomous weapon systems, and the potential of these technologies, which is unique to my expertise.” ethical and legal implications need to be discussed.” motor transportation. “
Another student thought, “AI could be a lot cheaper than a salary, so if it saves college money and gets certified, it will happen.”
Now, one student decided not to answer the question from his point of view. Instead, he asked his ChatGPT to write an article in response to me. He asked the AI system to “write a newspaper article about AI in the logistics field.” Focus on how AI is being used or could be used as a 3PL or 4PL. The article is 700 words long and quite a read.
But the best answer wasn’t just guessing or looking at AI usage. It was from a trucker marketing student. He replied that his boss had downloaded his AI system onto the company’s work computer. This student said he used it to create a job posting for a trucking company. He and his boss said they were “shocked” by what the AI system had written. The AI script was better than anything they’ve ever written. And the words were developed in seconds instead of hours by the AI system.
“This is better than anything I could have come up with and it was done in seconds instead of hours,” he said.
He is currently using AI to develop cold scripts for work. He had his AI system develop 3 new scripts for him in 15 seconds. On the other hand, it took him hours to completely edit and worry about finding the right words to sell to his customers. He said his boss and office are “converting” to AI as a new tool to increase profits.
Many universities struggle with how to direct or prohibit students from using these AI tools. But while legal professionals argue for the ethics of using AI in the classroom, working students are already using AI for business benefit and adding value to their research ideas in the classroom. It looks like you found a way to add it.
Oh, and for educators, the number of discussions with students each week has doubled and tripled as they enthusiastically discuss this topic. Try it out in your high school or college classroom teaching English, history, nursing, and more. Use AI to engage with other humans.
Oliver Hedgepes He is Wilsonian by nature and a professor of logistics at the United States War College. Send an email to william.hedgepeth@mycampus.apus.edu.
