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Comp 1000: Composition (Doughty)

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Potential Topics

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  1. Disabilities
    1. How might AI help someone with a disability? 
    2. How might AI be harmful to someone with a disability?
  2. Academics
    1. To what extent can AI be used to help with homework? to help write a paper? 
    2. Are AI detectors (like GPTZero) reliable? Should schools be using them? 
    3. Can using AI improve student learning? 
    4. Can using AI harm student learning? 
  3. Impersonations
    1. Should AI be able to use a person's image/likeness without their permissions? 
    2. Should AI be able to use a person's voice without their permission? 
    3. Should AI be able to use artistic styles without the artists' permission? 
  4. Diagnostic
    1. Should AI be used to diagnose health problems in the health care field? 
    2. Should AI be used to solve complex problems in scientific fields? 
  5. Discrimination
    1. How do we eliminate racial and gender bias from AI? 
    2. Are the data sets collected and used by AI biased? 
    3. Who should be in charge of setting standards and governing AI use and development? 
    4. Will having to pay for AI eventually create a divide for those who cannot afford it?
    5. Should AI be used in the hiring process to screen and weed out candidates?