Additional Resources
This is a regularly updated list of resources related to generative AI. The list includes tools, media articles, blog posts, podcast recommendations, and more. Check back for new content! If you have suggestions for resources to add to this list, please email Natalie Bond or Karli Cotton.
Introduction to AI
- AI Basics: From neural networks to natural language, explore the key concepts that power AI systemsA good primer on the fundamentals of AI, from definitions to practical skills. From the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) STS Learning & Teaching Technologies.
- Wharton Interactive Crash Course: Practical AI for Instructors and StudentsIn this five-part course, Wharton Interactive's Faculty Director Ethan Mollick and Director of Pedagogy Lilach Mollick provide an overview of AI large language models for educators and students. They take a practical approach and explore how the models work, and how to work effectively with each model, weaving in your own expertise. They also show how to use AI to make teaching easier and more effective, with example prompts and guidelines, as well as how students can use AI to improve their learning.
In the News
- I talked to Meta's Black AI character. Here's what she told me.Journalist Karen Attiah describes her interaction with one of Meta's AI characters, Liv, a "Proud Black queer momma of 2 & truth-teller".
January 8, 2025 - A Conversation With Bing’s Chatbot Left Me Deeply UnsettledA New York Times article written by tech columnist Kevin Roos on his experience with Microsoft's AI-powered Bing search engine, a piece which made headlines in February 2023 for the "Sydney" persona that emerged from the search engine.
February 16, 2023 - Bing’s A.I. Chat: ‘I Want to Be Alive. 😈’Transcript of journalist Kevin Roos' conversation with Microsoft's AI-powered Bing search engine.
February 16, 2023
AI Policy and Regulation
- Policies, Data and Analysis for Trustworthy Artificial IntelligenceOrganisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Policy Observatory
- Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights: Making Automated Systems Work for the American PeoplePublished by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy in October 2022. This framework was
released one year after OSTP announced the launch of a process to develop “a bill of rights for an AI-powered
world.” Its release follows a year of public engagement to inform this initiative. (Please note that this document is no longer available at whitehouse.gov.)
Podcasts
- Hard Fork
New York Times podcast with tech journalists Casey Newton and Kevin Roos, focusing on the rapidly evolving tech landscape. - Brave New World
A look into the transformation of humanity by machines in the post-COVID era. It examines a wide range of topics around how technology and “virtualization” of our lives impact work, health, faith, emotional well-being, government, democracy, and freedom. Hosted by Vasant Dhar, Professor at the Stern School of Business and PhD program Director at the Center for Data Science at NYU. - Mystery AI Hype Theatre 3000
Linguist Prof. Emily M. Bender and sociologist Dr. Alex Hanna break down AI hype, separate fact from fiction, and science from bloviation. They're joined by special guests and talk about everything, from machine consciousness to science fiction, to political economy to art made by machines.
Substacks and Newsletters
- One Useful Thing
Provides a research-based view on the implications of AI, by UPenn Wharton School Professor Ethan Mollick.