San Jose State University conference hosted by industry experts to share ideas on responsible use of AI in education and life

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) — San Jose State University students and guests got a first-hand look at the future of AI on campus Friday.

San Jose wants to be known as the AI ​​capital of the world. There, the brightest minds come together to innovate, create and make dreams come true.

To that end, some future innovators may come from San Jose State.

There on Friday, industry experts including Google, NVIDIA and IBM gathered in hopes of inspiring the next generation of innovators at the Responsible AI conference on campus.

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“Having these discussions with industry leaders, students, faculty and staff will help guide the comprehensive development of AI in the future,” said SJSU Business School Dean Rangapriya Kannan.

“AI is an exciting tool. There is a lot it can do, but it needs to be used responsibly,” said Anuradha, a professor of entrepreneurship at SJSU.

And that was exactly the message on campus.

Mukta Ananda, director of engineering at Google, said the responsibility of AI is especially true when it comes to education.

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“Students learn when they engage deeply with the subject matter,” Ananda said. “If we really want AI to help children learn, we need to move AI models from response tools to teaching and learning engines.”

Ananda says AI is not meant to be a crutch, but rather a tool for students and staff.

He said Google is working on further development of the tool.

“For learning to really occur, students need to be stimulated to engage with the material, deepen their understanding, and be metacognitive about how they are learning,” Ananda said. “And our goal is to help AI do all of these things.”

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The possibilities for AI are limitless, and many want greater regulatory accountability.

These experts argue that, like the creation of ideas, regulation does not come from one person or group. We don’t want to hinder AI’s creativity. You just need to steer it in the right direction.

“We humans don’t really know what the endgame is,” said Avatara AI CEO Vasudha Badri-Paul. “I think it is a great opportunity for humanity to have the space for unlimited creativity thanks to AI.”

Conferences like these allow lessons to be learned so that legislators, future users, and industry experts can come together to build a better tomorrow through AI.