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ISU professor urges McLean County to build AI literacy, warns of rapid change
Summary
Professor Roy Magnuson gave a demonstration of generative AI capabilities and urged McLean County to pursue local education and policy measures to manage risks and opportunities.
Professor Roy Magnuson, director of emerging technology instruction and research at Illinois State University, told the McLean County Executive Committee on May 5 that generative artificial intelligence is entering a phase of rapid capability growth and that local governments should invest in literacy and cautious local policy.
Magnuson presented examples of generative AI — text, voice cloning, image and animation tools — and said the present moment differs from earlier AI developments because models now generate new, bespoke output rather than only predicting…
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