Author: Cana Fuest

  • Exploring GenAI in Higher Education

    Exploring GenAI in Higher Education

    I recently attended Cengage’s virtual event, Exploring GenAI in Higher Education. There were many interesting sessions, but the session which made the most lasting impression on me was Dr. Phillip Olla’s talk, BloomAI: Creating AI Prompts for Research and Learning. He explained how he had developed a model in ChatGPT4…

  • Can AI be used to enhance human reasoning abilities?

    Can AI be used to enhance human reasoning abilities?

    One of the concerns surrounding the increased use of AI is that human beings will rely too heavily on it to think for them. Studies show that when people receive a response from an AI app, such as ChatGPT, they are likely to accept the response without questioning the information.…

  • Should we trust the algorithm?

    Should we trust the algorithm?

    I am intrigued by human cognitive interaction with technology. Specifically, how humans respond to content that is generated by a human versus an algorithm. Some recent research shows that when people know something has been generated by a machine, such as a piece of art or advice, they are less…