AI and Information Literacy: Concerns of AI use

• The AI Alliance is a new organization that recently formed and includes some higher ed institutions / departments (from Berkeley, Dartmouth, Yale, UT-Austin, and the University of Tokyo, among others)
• Why You Should Rethink Your Resistance to ChatGPT (November Chronicle op-ed by Flower Darby; some folks may already be familiar with Darby’s pedagogical work)
• AI Won’t Replace Writing Instruction (December Inside Higher Ed op-ed by Mandy Olejnik)
• Inside the AI Arms Race That Changed Silicon Valley Forever (New York Times article; gift link)

AI Lawsuits

Ropes & Gray released a guide on Standing Orders and Local Rules regarding the Use of AI.

Panettieri, J. (2024). Generative AI lawsuits timeline: Legal cases vs. OpenAI, Microsoft, Anthropic, and more. https://sustainabletechpartner.com/topics/ai/generative-ai-lawsuit-timeline/

Environmental Intelligence: Applications of AI to Climate Change, Sustainability, and Environmental Health (stanford.edu)

As Use of A.I. Soars, So Does the Energy and Water It Requires - Yale E360

AI Programs Consume Large Volumes of Scarce Water | Association of American Universities (AAU)

US Copyright Office and Artificial Intelligence