Our conversations so far this semester have focused a lot on Artificial Intelligence, a topic I am extremely interested in. When I first took the DCI course my first-year at Washington and Lee I was not expecting to be a Computer Science major which is what I am now. My interest in technology has been able to merge with this major seeing the way things actually operate and having to think through complex problems to find creative solutions. Currently, I am taking an Artificial Intelligence course and also an Algorithms course in the computer science department. Both courses are extremely challenging, but I have been enjoying getting to expand my knowledge in these specific areas. AI is one of the things companies are investing most of their money into and is the future of how humans will operate.

One specific area we have discussed several times is ChatGPT and its uses in society currently in the future. Specifically, I have been interested in the topic of how it integrates into school work and how courses will have to change in result to how powerful the tool is. One potential topic I’d be interested in exploring is how ChatGPT was created and what the purpose of creating it was for. Then, I would like to see how it is specifically being used at schools and how professors and institutions have had to adapt in result. The last aspect I would like to explore is what ChatGPT or any AI tool would look like integrated in the academic system. I think AI is here to stay and is something that schools and teachers will have to learn to adapt to.

Another topic I am interested in and how artificial intelligence is incorporated in it is sports. Some specific things AI is being used for in sports is wearable software to track athletes physical states ensuring their health. In addition, it could potentially be used in game to adjust tactics to give advantages to players and teams. Automated referees to eliminate the long wait times in games where human referees have to watch replays and discuss. Perhaps the topic I am most interested in sports is game simulation and its connection with sports betting. Sports betting has grown at an incredibly fast pace in recent years and works hand-in-hand with AI.