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Midjourney at the College Level: Visual Representations Created by Artificial Intelligence
Julien Martineau, Eductive, 2023/04/20

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This is a very visual presentation of Midjourney, " an artificial intelligence program and service created and hosted by a San Francisco-based independent research lab (that) generates images from natural language descriptions, called 'prompts', similar to OpenAI's DALL-E and Stable Diffusion" (per Wikipedia; the Midjouney website doesn't attempt a description). To use Midjourney you create an account on Discord and then use the free messaging service to send prompts to the Midjourney bot. This article explores ways of using it to teach, say, poetry: "When some verses are too complex or some poetic images are not clear for the students, Midjourney can provide a visual representation." Or, say, philosophy, to portray an abstract concept, or perhaps the work of a philosopher such as Nietzsche (pictured) using text generated by chatGPT as a prompt.

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AI regulation: a review of NTIA's "AI Accountability Policy" doc
elehman839, Reddit, 2023/04/20

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This post discusses the recent the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) AI Accountability Policy Request for Comment, relevant from an AI ethics perspective.  The NTIA document, we are told, "leans heavily on two others: the Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights from the White House Office of Science and Technology and the AI Risk Management Framework from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)." The main criticism is that the recommendations depend mostly on auditing. "For both old-school and modern AI, auditing is only one line of defense, and that's not enough. You can audit until you're blue in the face, stuff will still get through, and AI systems will still cause some harm."

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Update #30
Ian Linkletter, Stand Against Proctorio's SLAPP, 2023/04/20

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I guess I have to report that the BC Court of Appeal has dismissed Ian Linkletter's appeal of his anti-SLAPP application. You can read its reasons online, which read, in part: "the judge addressed Proctorio's allegations of two specific harms... the judge acknowledged that there was no concrete evidence before him to show how those things might actually have occurred, particularly given there was evidence suggesting that much of the information in issue was already in the public domain anyway. He concluded nonetheless that Proctorio had demonstrated harm." Sigh.

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Law School Ai
Law School Ai, 2023/04/20

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I didn't try this application because it asks you to sign in (eg., with Google) and I wasn't willing to do that. It's also weird that their own Twitter account says "I'm a Law Student. I use ChatGPT daily to study." Or, maybe they really a law student. Who knows? That does point to an increasing danger - that of scams posing as AI applications. Here, though, is what they promise: "Our cutting-edge AI chatbot is designed to provide law students with an accessible, efficient, and engaging way to learn the law. Our chatbot simplifies complex legal topics, delivers personalized study guidance, and answers your questions in real-time." OK then. It's nice that their disclaimer says "We're not experts in education or law." Via Daniel Christian.

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