In a recent post, Daniel Kelly - UB Director of Administration and Strategy - highlights the work of my colleague Barry Smith and his Senior Research Associate Jobst Landgrebe in their 2023 book titled “Why Machines Will Never Rule the World: Artificial Intelligence Without Fear”. Kelly takes a sobering view of the prospects of general artificial intelligence, observing “There has never been a better time to focus on developing the moral compasses of each and every student so that they are adequately capable of ethically operating and utilizing the increasingly potent tools that will be available to them.”

What goes for our students goes equally well for us old dogs who find themselves learning new tricks.