(TNS) — In David Dungan's view, the purpose of the programming and curriculum at Anderson University's Center for Security Research and Cyber Defense is to somehow answer a fairly simple question.
“The bad guys are after what's yours, so how can you stop them from getting their hands on it?” said Dungan, the center's executive director.
The advent and rapid development of artificial intelligence chatbots, including ChatGPT, Google's new Gemini app, HuggingChat, and more, has professionals across a wide range of industries, commerce, and government working hard to address their potential impact. is.
Dungan believes the reality remains the same in academia. He said universities like AU face the difficult task of training future personnel to identify potential misuses of AI in various cybersecurity environments.
“The scariest thing is that security is always behind criminals and concepts,” he said. “The scary thing is speed, how quickly they can adapt their tools, techniques and protocols to exploit others. But the flip side of that is our ability to do the same. That means there is.”
Leaders like the AU recognize that the far-reaching impact of AI will continue to impact research and policymaking in government, healthcare, and other sectors.
AU President John Pistol said: “Everyone who is online is being affected.” “As our program continues to mature, we will inform others not only of the benefits of AI, but also of the risks of using it. This is a resource, not a panacea.”
In the classroom, the rapid evolution of technology is forcing educators to reevaluate their approach to everything from curriculum choices to the types of resources students are allowed to use.
“We've actually seen a lot of progress in the last five years or so with these (AI) models,” said Joe Cratton, assistant professor of computer science at AU. “So we're having to rethink the way we write code, for example.”
Clayton said there are programs that allow users to start writing a line of code before the program autocompletes it, similar to the autofill feature in text messaging apps.
“We had to think about how much we want new learners to use those tools versus learning to do things on their own,” he said. “It's been a really long process of thinking about how we teach and think about these topics.”
Dungan and his staff are working to build a statewide network of small colleges that will collaborate on creating more customized learning tracks based on feedback from companies in several sectors. He noted that the rapidly expanding reach of AI means the focus is on “producing graduates who meet needs as closely as possible in a realistic time frame”. .
“Traditionally, academia has told the business world, 'This is what we're producing and this is what you'll get,'” Dungan added. “What we're doing here is flipping the script and saying, 'Business, what do you need?'
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