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Lesson 5

We will continue to consider the following question: What is artificial intelligence? We will look at the different domains in which it is used and discuss the difference among narrow AI, general AI, and super AI.

Lesson Goals

  • Can I use evidence to support my inferences about the pros and cons of artificial intelligence?

  • Can I use guiding questions to notice and identify evidence regarding how artificial intelligence is changing our world?

Texts

Core

  • Unit Reader
    • “Artificial Intelligence and Life in 2030,” Peter Stone et al., Stanford University, 2016
    • “Distinguishing between Narrow AI, General AI and Super AI,” Tannya D. Jajal, Tannya D. Jajal, 2018
  • Digital Access
    • “Fortune Brainstorm Films: Artificial Intelligence,” Fortune Magazine, YouTube, November 7, 2018

Materials

Tools

Reference Guides

Question Sets

Editable Google Docs

Activity 1: Discuss

In groups, we will discuss the reading we completed for homework.

Form small groups of four to six. Each member should have studied a different domain for homework.

In your groups, share the following:

  • the claims you found

  • the evidence that supports those claims

  • the predictions you found

  • your response to the following question: How will the domain you studied transform everyday life?

  • the textual evidence you found to support your answer

After listening to each group member, discuss and compare the effects domains will have on everyday life.

Activity 2: Discuss

We will share the discoveries we made in our comparative discussion groups with the class.

Share and discuss your observations about the different domains with the whole class.

Activity 3: View – Write – Discuss

As a class, we will watch the video “Fortune Brainstorm Films: Artificial Intelligence,” and take notes.

Step 1

For this activity, you will use the Video Note-Taking Tool while watching the video "Fortune Brainstorm Films: Artificial Intelligence."

The Video Note-Taking Tool is a specialized version of a two-column note-taking tool. It is used specifically when watching a video, film, or documentary to write down and analyze important details. The tool includes a timeline to indicate where and when in the video the detail is presented, a column for writing down key details, and a column for analyzing or commenting on those details. It also allows you to code the details you identify and analyze based on their type.

Using the Tool

  1. Write down information about the title, genre, and other important identifying details at the top of the tool before watching the video.

  2. As you watch, write down time markers every 30 seconds or so in the Timeline column. Alternatively, write down the time key details occur in the video. This is sometimes more difficult to do.

  3. In the Details column, note details, visual images, quotations, examples, and other important information as you view the video. You might need to use shorthand for these details and return later to get more information. If you can, indicate approximately where and when in the video you noted the detail.

  4. While watching, or later as you return to your notes, analyze the details you write down, making a brief note in the Analysis column. Briefly explain what the evidence tells you about the topic, theme, or a perspective the video presents.

  5. So that you are aware of how different types of details contribute to the message and meaning of the video, you can use the Types of Details key at the bottom of the tool to code them. This coding can also help you relocate the detail if you rewatch the video more closely.

Step 2

Watch the video "Fortune Brainstorm Films: Artificial Intelligence" and use the Video Note-Taking Tool to respond to the following question:

  1. At 8:10, Christopher Heiser says, "We've got people arguing that AI is great and other people arguing that it's the end of humanity. The answer is always somewhere in between. It's something we have to think pretty deeply about." What evidence from the video supports this claim?

After the film, share the evidence you found to support Heiser’s claim in a pair-share.

Then, share your thoughts with the whole class.

Activity 4: Read – Write

We will use guiding questions to read and annotate the article “Distinguishing Between Narrow Ai, General Ai And Super Ai.”

Read the article "Distinguishing between Narrow AI, General AI and Super AI," annotating the text in response to the following questions:

  1. Why is narrow AI also known as weak AI?

  2. What reasons does the author give to support her claim that narrow AI by itself is a great feat in human innovation and intelligence?

  3. Why is artificial general intelligence called strong AI?

  4. Why do some people think that super AI will lead to the extinction of the human race? What evidence from the text supports your conclusion?

Write a response to Question 4 in your Learning Log. Be prepared to discuss your response and annotations during the next lesson.