Talk: On the (im)possibilities of generative AI in education

In our bi-weekly seminar at the Information Systems department on Nov 26, we will have Prof. George Fletcher, who will give a talk on the (im)possibilities of generative AI in education.

Talk Abstract: "In this talk, we take first steps towards demarcating a boundary between what generative AI is good for and what it is not good for.  Setting aside the question of what we should and should not do with generative AI, our focus in the first half of the talk will be on better understanding what we can and cannot do with generative AI.  In the second half of the talk, we will explore the implications of this understanding for university education.  This will require us to make explicit our assumptions about the fundamental purposes of education, so that we might critically reflect on the suitability of generative AI for these purposes."

The talk will be given online (via Zoom) on November 26 from 14:15 to 15:15. 

If you want to take part, contact Farzaneh Karegar (farzaneh.karegar@kau.se) no later than Nov 25. 

Biography of the speaker

George Fletcher is a Full Professor at the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science at Eindhoven University of Technology, where he chairs the Database Group in the Data and Artificial Intelligence Cluster. His main area of study is data systems, focusing on social aspects of data systems and the theoretical and engineering foundations of query and schema languages.  He is currently investigating data systems education and the management of graph data such as social networks, knowledge graphs, biological networks, and communication networks.  George did his graduate work at Indiana University Bloomington, where he defended a PhD in the computer science department. His undergraduate studies in mathematics and cognitive science were completed at the University of North Florida.