Artificial Intelligence In Instructional Design

 Hello, As I reflected on what I wanted to write about this week, I was given the opportunity to view a fellow classmate's microlearning on artificial intelligence in another class.  While I briefly touched on the subject of how artificial intelligence has assisted people with disabilities with learning in a previous blog when referring to Stephen Hawking, I recognized I had not given enough attention to how AI has been used to improve the life and educational opportunities for people with disabilities.  This subject is too important to the field of education to not spend a considerable amount of time researching especially since we recently spent an entire week on the subject in this class following my previous blog.  This week I came across an article (see below) that explained some of the ways the emerging technology of AI is being used in assistive learning technologies.  Two of the ways I found most interesting were smarter glasses that were scheduled to hi...

  In previous blog discussions, I have covered how AI can be used to benefit society and how AI can benefit instructional design professionals.   While there are several advantages to using AI to improve people’s lives, it is imperative that time is taken to consider the negative impact that the use of AI can have on society.   I briefly touched on some negative aspects of incorporating AI in our daily lives in previous blogs but, in this post, my aim is to have a more in depth discussion with my blog readers into a few ethical issues that society should consider when introducing AI. I am not sure how many of you watched “The Social Dillema.” I had a chance to watch it and I can say the urge to discuss privacy concerns and ethical considerations on this blog was strong following the conclusion of this film.   I strongly recommend you watch it if you have not done so already.   In my opinion, the issues discussed in this documentary should be of grave concern t...