In the Spring 2024 semester, Decker Library sent out surveys to both faculty and students to better understand the opinions and uses (from curricular and artistic to personal and professional) of AI across MICA community members. These duplicate surveys have been used to inform the Decker Library on the development of this guide. Direct links to the survey results here:
This guide provides an overview of generative artificial intelligence (AI), its impacts on art and design education, ethical concerns about generative AI, and AI literacy tools and resources. We hope that this guide can share vital information about generative AI so that the MICA community can make informed decisions about navigating and using this technology and the content it produces. This is a living document and is regularly updated as we learn more about how generative AI is impacting our lives and our practices. If you have any feedback or suggestions for how this guide can be improved, please email refer@mica.edu.
What is AI? - provides a definition for artificial intelligence, an AI family tree, and glossary of key terms
Background and History of AI - general history of AI and developments in the technology
Overview of AI Products - specific overview of popular AI products with descriptions, information on their training data, and pricing
Ethical, Concerns & Limitations - explores in-depth some of the key ethical concerns around AI, specifically generative AI, including bias, labor, impact to the arts, environmental concerns, misinformation and transparency, privacy, and intellectual property and copyright
When & How to Use AI - tools and considerations you should review before deciding to use AI, as well as tips for using AI ethically
Become AI Literate - overview of AI literacy and resources for becoming more AI literate
Citing AI - guidance on citing use of AI
Resources & Reading List - books, articles, and other general resources to learn more
