AI Literacies: Large Language Models and the Future of the Humanities  (Baker Berry LINK Suite, Tuesday April 2, 4:30 pm)

We already know that predictive artificial intelligence systems that outsource human decision-making to machines may play a role in regulating national security, public safety, civic propriety,  intellectual property, medical normality, and even gender conformity. But how are large language models like ChatGPT poised to affect politics, markets, and traditional institutions like universities as well? The recent White House "AI Bill of Rights" is remarkably silent on issues about generative AI specifically for written discourse that might benefit from more input from scholars of language and literature. This talk reviews events from that past year with a focus on the mechanisms of algorithmic amplification and the risks of cultural standardization, labor disruption, and arbitrary content-moderation policies of ChatGPT.