AI Career Research
Objectives:
- Develop an understanding of the diverse ways AI is likely to be utilized in future workplaces.
- Research a specific career path of interest and its potential interaction with AI.
- Share your findings.
Instructions:
Part 1: Initial Research
- Choose a specific career path you are interested in.
- Conduct initial research on the current status of AI in that field. Some potential questions to guide your research might include:
- How is AI currently being utilized in this field?
- What specific tasks or roles are being automated or assisted by AI?
- What are the benefits and potential drawbacks of this AI integration?
Part 2: Future Forecasting
Based on your research and understanding of AI capabilities, predict how AI might further influence this career path in the next 10-20 years. Consider the following aspects:
- What additional tasks or roles could be automated or assisted by AI?
- What new opportunities might arise due to AI integration?
- What challenges could professionals in this field face due to increased AI use?
Part 3: Presentation Creation
We’re going to create a collaborative presentation. Open the following Google Slides deck and then add one slide. Share your findings with text and images.
Articles We Found Across the Disciplines
Libraries: Hennig, Nicole, and Daniel Pfeiffer. “A Tech Librarian Explains How to Build AI Literacy,” April 24, 2023. https://www.choice360.org/libtech-insight/a-tech-librarian-explains-how-to-build-ai-literacy/.
Computer Science: Cheng, Michelle. “Coding Instructors Are Adding AI to Their Lessons—before AI Replaces Them,” May 8, 2023. https://qz.com/coding-instructors-are-adding-ai-to-their-lessons-befor-1850393865.
Video: Utilizing AI for Documentary Production – with Basil Shadid and Philip Shane, 2023. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dP3mYZ4FR8.
Nursing: University of Calgary. “From curiosity to care: A mindful integration of AI in nursing education,” May 8, 2023. https://nursing.ucalgary.ca/news/curiosity-care-mindful-integration-ai-nursing-education
Sociology: Balmer, Andrew. “A Sociological Conversation with ChatGPT about AI Ethics, Affect and Reflexivity,” May 3, 2023. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/00380385231169676
Speech: Haynes, James. “What ChatGPT and AI can do for speakers,” https://thespeakerlab.com/what-chatgpt-and-ai-can-do-for-speakers/
Psychology: Ruiz, Rebecca. “3 things to know before talking to ChatGPT about your mental health” KJanuary 30, 2023, https://mashable.com/article/how-to-chat-with-chatgpt-mental-health-therapy
Education: Heaven, Will Douglas “ChatGPT is going to change education, not destroy it.” April 6, 2023. https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/04/06/1071059/chatgpt-change-not-destroy-education-openai/
Business: Matt Symonds. “More Diversity and Opportunity, Less Trigonometry – The Future of Graduate Management Education and the GMAT.” April 27, 2023. https://www.forbes.com/sites/mattsymonds/2023/04/27/more-diversity-and-opportunity-less-trigonometrythe-future-of-graduate-management-education-and-the-gmat/?sh=22ca76914438
Mathematics: Ferlazzo, Larry. “How Teachers Are Using Artificial Intelligence in Classes Today,” May 2, 2023. https://www.edweek.org/technology/opinion-how-teachers-are-using-artificial-intelligence-in-classes-today/2023/05
Journalism: Manjoo, Farhad. “ChatGPT Is Already Changing How I Do My Job,” NY Times. April 21, 2023 https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/21/opinion/chatgpt-journalism.html
Journalism: Carlson, Nicholas. “My editor’s note to the newsroom on AI: Let’s think of it like a ‘bicycle of the mind,” Business Insider. April 13, 2023 https://www.businessinsider.com/how-insider-newsroom-will-use-ai-2023-4
