Cécile Hardebolle, EPFL, Switzerland A paradigm shift has occurred in the discourse around the influence of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on our livelihood over the past year 2022 due to the release of multiple Generative AI-tools i.e., tools that generate audio/visual/text-based…
Andrew Katz, Virginia Tech, USA Almost one year ago, OpenAI released ChatGPT for public use. In the following months, other large organizations started releasing competitor large language models for text generation. To some observers, these technologies opened a Pandora’s box.…
Vlasta Sikimić, TU Eindhoven, The Netherlands The potential use of advanced digital tools in education extends over algorithmic grading, individualized feedback, attention measuring using eye-tracking and other tools, the use of virtual reality or augmented reality in classrooms, etc. Moreover,…
Dr. Scott Daniel, University of Technology Sydney, Australia ChatGPT and other generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) tools are having a massive impact on many different aspects of society, causing alarm and excitement in equal measure. Its powerful creative abilities are challenging…
Constantin Vică, University of Bucharest, Romania Another text on Artificial Intelligence, another opinion about the quicksand of today's technological world. The saturation we have reached in this vast subject, although we have by no means exhausted the analysis of the…
Maximilian Rossmann, Maastricht University, The Netherlands In the ever-evolving landscape of education and technology, the spotlight has recently been seized by innovations in the world of Artificial Intelligence (AI). One particular manifestation of AI, transformer-based models like GPT-3, has been…
Mihály Héder, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary A consortium of four European universities - three of them SEFI members-, together with research institutes and AI companies have established the Human-Centered AI Masters Programme (HCAIM), which has launched last…
Nael Barakat, Ph.D., P.Eng. FASMEUniversity of Texas at Tyler According to a report by Goldman Sachs, Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) presents the potential to raise the global GPD by 7% (Goldman Sachs Report). Considering the recent vast and rapid advances…
The SEFI ETHICS SIG is launching a call for projects that can be undertaken and developed under the umbrella of the SIG or co-developed in collaboration with the SIG. We welcome expressions of interest from potential project leaders on engineering…
For several years, the interest in Engineering Ethics Education Research (EEER) has been growing worldwide and certainly in Europe. SEFI plays an important role in this with a huge number of active teachers, researchers, and educational managers, the overwhelming presence…