Welcome to CS 199 UAI
AI Perspectives Rounds
Find a partner for each question. Introduce yourself (name, major/year) and discuss for about 10 minutes, then find someone new when Geoff signals.
The Questions
1. How is AI affecting you personally?
Your daily life, habits, how you work or create.
2. Do you think AI is actually intelligent?
What would convince you either way?
3. What worries you most about AI?
Or does nothing worry you?
4. What do you hope to get out of this course?
Why did you sign up? What are you curious about?
Course Overview
After the rounds, we'll briefly cover:
- Course format: Tuesday = concepts, Thursday = labs/discussions (alternating)
- No technical prerequisites - using AI, not building it
- Assessment: Labs (50%), Quizzes (35%), Final project (10%), Final video (5%)
- AI is part of course operations - this is an experiment
- Ethical complexity acknowledged - using these tools isn't neutral
Turing Test Teaser
Before Next Class
Use an AI tool (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, etc.) to learn about the Turing test:
- Who was Alan Turing?
- What is the Turing test?
- Why does it matter for AI?
We'll discuss what you learned next week. Next Tuesday we'll be doing an AI scavenger hunt as our first activity!