As Halloween approaches, the university community is discussing a spooky phenomenon: the ghostly rise of artificial intelligence (AI).
Professors have imposed strict limits on AI use in their syllabi, allowing it only for sentence structure or grammar purposes, to maintain academic integrity and preserve human creativity in an era where computers are becoming increasingly skilled at imitation.
The "spookiness" of AI was highlighted when Martin Luther King Jr.'s estate intervened after AI-generated videos of King began circulating online, prompting OpenAI's Sora 2 video model to block users from generating such content.
This incident demonstrates the need for responsible AI use, especially when it comes to respecting legacies and maintaining the integrity of human creativity.
Author's summary: AI's ghostly rise sparks concern.