SJM 824 Impact — AI - FINAL - R2_Dept 10 / 22 / 24 12 : 47 PM Page 1 To further demonstrate the com - plexity of its social implications , AI - pro - duced media is a controversial issue , as I M P A C T less experienced internet users can be deceived by realistic but ultimately AI - generated images or videos . The tech - I nology is also in the news for its potential to replace jobs in the entertainment industry , hence last year’s high - profile Hollywood strikes . When an issue is in the spotlight as such , it often trickles down to a local level everywhere . An international oddity news story went viral earlier this year when an expe - rience inspired by Charlie and the Choco - late Factory in Scotland was accused of using AI to generate its script and adver - tising . Despite the nonsensical wording that is perhaps fitting of a Roald Dahl - inspired event , many families bought tickets for the now - infamous disappoint - ment . This instance sparked questions over AI’s abilities : if it is as universally powerful and successful as it’s touted to be , or if some AI systems are more The capable than others . One element was agreed upon , though ; Humans should be working alongside AI and supervising its input and production . “ A lot of the excitement right now is New around the latest generation of genera - tive AI , which is particularly good at cre - ating and analyzing content whether that’s numbers , data , words or images . But it’s important to understand that Normal generative AI doesn’t possess our values or intelligence — even when it gives us that impression . Instead , these algo - ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SEEMS TO BE EVERYWHERE rithms are making their best effort to THESE DAYS , BUT MANY WONDER IF AI IS JUST A BUZZWORD , guess how they think we would like it to A THREAT OR AN ADVANTAGEOUS TOOL TO PROPEL US answer , so it has biases that we don’t FURTHER INTO THE FUTURE . By Carly Murray necessarily know or understand , ” says Beth Simone Noveck , New Jersey State he rapidly occurring advancements in artificial intelligence ( AI ) can be Chief AI Strategist and Northeastern a challenge to keep up with , but education and awareness are key as it University School of Law professor . “ We T becomes increasingly integrated in Americans ’ daily lives . While the fear of it have to be very careful how we use this replacing humans — in jobs , in relationships and in society — remains a hot topic , ver - technology . We never want to solely rely sions of this developing technology are increasingly accessible . on AI — especially on anything that can Social media platforms like Meta’s AI search feature , Snapchat’s AI chatbot and gen - have an impact on residents — so we erative image features mostly exist for entertainment purposes . However , some are still must have people reviewing everything wary of giving their information or image to something with a capacity to take , use and it produces . AI can be a fantastic tool for expand its knowledge based on user - supplied input . Alternatively , others view it as a drafting , editing and analyzing , but we new medium for creating art like short films , humorous adaptations and generative need to make sure someone is reviewing imagery , which are proliferating throughout the internet today . what it generates . ” “ As new tools emerge , they invariably create new opportunities while shifting the As co - chair of New Jersey’s AI Task importance of certain skills , ” says Guiling ( Grace ) Wang , PhD , distinguished professor of Force created by Gov . Phil Murphy , computer science and associate dean for research at the Ying Wu College of Computing Noveck is consistently studying artificial at the New Jersey Institute of Technology ( NJIT ) . ” In the arts , as AI tools become more intelligence’s growth while educating advanced , some traditional skills may become less essential , whereas abilities like taste others with her vast knowledge of its and selection may gain prominence . For instance , individuals with a keen aesthetic potential impacts . The task force was sense but lesser technical skills in drawing can now produce more work using these implemented to both promote respon - tools . The key is to adapt to these changes by finding diverse and enjoyable ways to work sible AI use and advocate for guardrails with the new technologies , thus leveraging the powerful trend toward digital assistance as necessary . in creative fields . ” “ While there aren’t rankings of AI SOUTH JERSEY MAGAZINE volume 21 issue 7 SouthJerseyMagazine.com 16 |