Kieran Hanrahan
@kieran1965.bsky.social
PhD candidate facing imminent viva, researched social sustainability, CSRD, ESRS, and fascinated by the emergence of AI and its impact on education and research. Married, three university aged children.
#AI Is there a value in having a global regulatory checklist / process that AI products have to pass before they can be released? If not actual regulation, how about a voluntary code of practice that could align with the EU AI Directive?
October 15, 2025 at 3:36 PM
#AI Is there a value in having a global regulatory checklist / process that AI products have to pass before they can be released? If not actual regulation, how about a voluntary code of practice that could align with the EU AI Directive?
The Seven Challenges #AI offers #HigherEducation #AcademicSky #PhDSky
1. Academic Integrity
2. Assessment & Standards
3. Data Privacy & Security
4. Equity of Access
5. Skills Acquisition
6. Curricula & AI Literacy
7. Agentic Control & Governance
Did I miss anything? Mind map coming shortly.
1. Academic Integrity
2. Assessment & Standards
3. Data Privacy & Security
4. Equity of Access
5. Skills Acquisition
6. Curricula & AI Literacy
7. Agentic Control & Governance
Did I miss anything? Mind map coming shortly.
April 18, 2025 at 11:01 AM
The Seven Challenges #AI offers #HigherEducation #AcademicSky #PhDSky
1. Academic Integrity
2. Assessment & Standards
3. Data Privacy & Security
4. Equity of Access
5. Skills Acquisition
6. Curricula & AI Literacy
7. Agentic Control & Governance
Did I miss anything? Mind map coming shortly.
1. Academic Integrity
2. Assessment & Standards
3. Data Privacy & Security
4. Equity of Access
5. Skills Acquisition
6. Curricula & AI Literacy
7. Agentic Control & Governance
Did I miss anything? Mind map coming shortly.
#AI #GenAI #SORA #EU
I asked ChatGPT when will SORA be available?
It replied that EU AI regulations were slowing its roll out but that VPNs allowed you bypass this. It stated that was against OpenAI policy!
Was this unethical?
Yes, it apologized and said it would never do this again!
Share!!!
I asked ChatGPT when will SORA be available?
It replied that EU AI regulations were slowing its roll out but that VPNs allowed you bypass this. It stated that was against OpenAI policy!
Was this unethical?
Yes, it apologized and said it would never do this again!
Share!!!
January 21, 2025 at 11:30 AM
#GenAI #Bias #HigherEd #Academia
6. We asked them to decide what they had learned and here is what they reported: -
a) AI is great for getting an outline of the subject.
b) AI is biased and can easily manipulate opinion.
c) You must decide what is important.
d) Exploring with AI needs time.
6. We asked them to decide what they had learned and here is what they reported: -
a) AI is great for getting an outline of the subject.
b) AI is biased and can easily manipulate opinion.
c) You must decide what is important.
d) Exploring with AI needs time.
January 6, 2025 at 10:09 PM
#GenAI #Bias #HigherEd #Academia
5. We gave them another 2 minutes. This was risky. Another round of 'hands up' but still no winner emerged. We got the volunteer to read out what we had written on the envelope. It was controversial but ultimately the students agreed it was the key fact.
5. We gave them another 2 minutes. This was risky. Another round of 'hands up' but still no winner emerged. We got the volunteer to read out what we had written on the envelope. It was controversial but ultimately the students agreed it was the key fact.
January 6, 2025 at 10:04 PM
#GenAI #Bias #HigherEd #Academia
4. Within five minutes, what 140 students and various LLMs had produced was an excellent if shallow account of the event. That is impressive in terms of productivity. And of course, the money was still there to be won.
Time passed, still no winner.
4. Within five minutes, what 140 students and various LLMs had produced was an excellent if shallow account of the event. That is impressive in terms of productivity. And of course, the money was still there to be won.
Time passed, still no winner.
January 6, 2025 at 10:01 PM
#GenAI #Bias #HigherEd #Academia
3. We only gave them two minutes to complete the task. The 'correct' answer, the most salient fact about this case, was written on the envelope holding the money, held by a single volunteer. Once the time had elapse, we called for volunteer answers. Hands up.
3. We only gave them two minutes to complete the task. The 'correct' answer, the most salient fact about this case, was written on the envelope holding the money, held by a single volunteer. Once the time had elapse, we called for volunteer answers. Hands up.
January 6, 2025 at 10:00 PM
#GenAI #Bias #HigherEd #Academia
2. We used an event with which we were both familiar and which predated all the students, i.e. it happened before they were born and on another continent. There was some coverage of it recently but nothing substantial, so they had to rely on the AI outputs...
2. We used an event with which we were both familiar and which predated all the students, i.e. it happened before they were born and on another continent. There was some coverage of it recently but nothing substantial, so they had to rely on the AI outputs...
January 6, 2025 at 9:58 PM
#GenAI #Bias #HigherEd #Academia
1. We ran an experiment with about 130 first year students.
We asked them to locate the five most salient, crucial or important facts about an event and encouraged them to use any form of AI they wanted. To drive participation we put €50 in an envelope...
1. We ran an experiment with about 130 first year students.
We asked them to locate the five most salient, crucial or important facts about an event and encouraged them to use any form of AI they wanted. To drive participation we put €50 in an envelope...
January 6, 2025 at 9:57 PM
#GenAI #HigherEd #Academia #AI4Good
Hi. Running a series of semi-serious experiments initially with #ChatGPT exploring the impact of AI on Higher Education. Somewhat tongue in cheek, this will be followed up by iterative experiments on the same topic. substack.com/home/post/p-...
Hi. Running a series of semi-serious experiments initially with #ChatGPT exploring the impact of AI on Higher Education. Somewhat tongue in cheek, this will be followed up by iterative experiments on the same topic. substack.com/home/post/p-...
December 19, 2024 at 10:10 PM
#GenAI #AI4Good #PhDSky #Academia #HigherEd
Prompting #12
Learn.
There is nothing worse than remembering, after a series of prompts that generated less than helpful content, that you've been down the rabbit hole before!
Have you done something like this before?
Have others?
Collaborate.
Prompting #12
Learn.
There is nothing worse than remembering, after a series of prompts that generated less than helpful content, that you've been down the rabbit hole before!
Have you done something like this before?
Have others?
Collaborate.
December 11, 2024 at 10:47 AM
#GenAI #AI4Good #PhDSky #Academia #HigherEd
Prompting #11
Returning to the ABC rule: is it Appropriate, are you using Best Practice and are you being Critical in your thinking.
You have to look at every response to every prompt using these lenses. Sometimes you don't need to use AI!
Finally...
Prompting #11
Returning to the ABC rule: is it Appropriate, are you using Best Practice and are you being Critical in your thinking.
You have to look at every response to every prompt using these lenses. Sometimes you don't need to use AI!
Finally...
December 11, 2024 at 10:44 AM
#GenAI #AI4Good #PhDSky #Academia #HigherEd
Prompting #10
Set clear goals and stopping points to avoid excessive refinements. Stop points are really important. We are inclined to ask open questions at the start. All good. You must start to close them, to funnel down to the topic.
Prompting #10
Set clear goals and stopping points to avoid excessive refinements. Stop points are really important. We are inclined to ask open questions at the start. All good. You must start to close them, to funnel down to the topic.
December 11, 2024 at 10:42 AM
#GenAI #AI4Good #PhDSky #Academia #HigherEd
Prompting #9
Test prompt variations systematically and track effects for better results.
You can use Excel to track this, putting large outputs into documents and linking to them directly, with a summary of how the results differ from past iterations.
Prompting #9
Test prompt variations systematically and track effects for better results.
You can use Excel to track this, putting large outputs into documents and linking to them directly, with a summary of how the results differ from past iterations.
December 11, 2024 at 10:40 AM
#GenAI #AI4Good #PhDSky #Academia #HigherEd
Prompting #6
ABC: Use neutral language, test for bias, and explicitly constrain tone or content. If you're prompts are quite conversational or loose, the results will reflect this.
If you ask for "enormous", you will get whales!!!
Prompting #6
ABC: Use neutral language, test for bias, and explicitly constrain tone or content. If you're prompts are quite conversational or loose, the results will reflect this.
If you ask for "enormous", you will get whales!!!
December 11, 2024 at 10:23 AM
#GenAI #AI4Good #PhDSky #Academia #HigherEd
Prompting #5
Balance examples with general instructions; diversify examples for flexibility. "War stories" are powerful tools in communication. Ask it to locate examples of [topic]. Ask it to look on specific social media channels if desirable.
Prompting #5
Balance examples with general instructions; diversify examples for flexibility. "War stories" are powerful tools in communication. Ask it to locate examples of [topic]. Ask it to look on specific social media channels if desirable.
December 11, 2024 at 10:21 AM
#GenAI #AI4Good #PhDSky #Academia #HigherEd
Prompting #4
Direct the model to "Be concise" or "Avoid repetition" and adjust temperature and language. AI is criticized for writing in "LinkInEse" - Direct it to not use this kind of language. Insist on accuracy and full references /links.
Prompting #4
Direct the model to "Be concise" or "Avoid repetition" and adjust temperature and language. AI is criticized for writing in "LinkInEse" - Direct it to not use this kind of language. Insist on accuracy and full references /links.
December 11, 2024 at 10:19 AM
#GenAI #AI4Good #PhDSky #Academia #HigherEd
Prompting #3
Restate context or goals in each iteration to maintain focus and consistency. State who the audience is and their level of expertise. Specify the language: can you use acronyms or do you need to explain every term?
Prompting #3
Restate context or goals in each iteration to maintain focus and consistency. State who the audience is and their level of expertise. Specify the language: can you use acronyms or do you need to explain every term?
December 11, 2024 at 10:17 AM