AI Essentials
Penn State has created a course to help you understand how you can use AI in your life. The course is called "AI Essentials" and is a self-guided learning experience that can help you build the knowledge, practical skills, and ethical understanding necessary to use artificial intelligence responsibly in academic and professional settings. Topics include academic integrity, ethical considerations, prompt development, and other foundational AI concepts. The course can be completed without using any AI tools.
You can read more about the course in the press release titled "AI literacy course, suite of services now available to Penn State students enrolled in summer classes"
AI and Sustainability
While you'll hear many decry the use of AI, the reality is that it isn't going anywhere. So, how do we use it responsibly and what does that look like in the context of sustainability? The article: Q&A: Can artificial intelligence growth and sustainability go hand in hand? may help answer some of those questions.