AI Commons Bulletin 1/27/2025
Human-curated news about generative AI for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education.

🎭 AI Can Role Play with Students
Creating AI-powered personas is now easier, enabling students to practice communicating with specific individuals like a boss, client, or even an injured person requiring emergency medical assistance.
Learn More: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/message/19:mPsjLgF9cSWjMOuyq4MgyL7R3OZR2BetLpENn7G0N5k1@thread.tacv2/1737984638529?tenantId=22177130-642f-41d9-9211-74237ad5687d&groupId=518d739a-4a75-49d3-bff7-a0be2e362aab&parentMessageId=1737984638529&teamName=AI%20Commons&channelName=AI%20Commons%20Bulletin&createdTime=1737984638529&ngc=true&allowXTenantAccess=true

💬 Breaking Down AI Controversies
This resource explores the major debates surrounding AI, including its ethical implications, impact on creativity, and potential for misinformation. Use it to spark meaningful classroom discussions or build critical thinking assignments.
Learn More: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qesxRSOZSlECOWvFJX-XOBuXL3iTmMnTHKihz4-81TY/edit?tab=t.0

✔️ Try This: Use AI to Check Your Grading
Grading essays can raise consistency concerns. Upload papers and grades, and AI can check for consistency. Use MSU’s CoPilot for secure student record handling.
Learn More: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2501.06461

🗺️ A Custom AI Chatbot Can Help Incoming Students Navigate Student Services
The University of the South Pacific (Fiji) offers new students an AI chatbot for orientation, answering service questions and helping with literacy, numeracy, and digital skills for their courses.
Learn More: https://jehe.globethics.net/article/view/6867/6023

Bulletin items compiled by MJ Jackson and Sarah Freye with production assistance from Lisa Batchelder. Get the AI-Commons Bulletin on our Microsoft Teams channel, at aicommons.commons.msu.edu, or by email (send an email to aicommons@msu.edu with the word “subscribe”).