AI Won’t Be Dumb Forever

AI Won’t Be Dumb Forever

Jackson Luce ‘29 lucejfl47@lakeforest.edu Staff Writer The discussion around large language models (LLMs) and image generation software is exhausting.  Recently, public attention has been stuck on a couple of topics. In particular, the errors we’re noticing from artificial intelligence (AI) are occurring again and again. The idea of AI hallucination has shown up a lot, a phenomenon in which LLMs will simply make up information. In a way, it’s nice to see that, for the…

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Tilly Norwood: The Patriarchy’s Perfect Woman

Tilly Norwood: The Patriarchy’s Perfect Woman

Gita Anand ’28Staff Writeranandggr@lakeforest.edu Tilly Norwood is the name of the first fully artificial intelligence (AI) generated actress to be officially released in Hollywood. Although Norwood claimed to be an “aspiring actress” on Instagram since May of this year, the character was not seriously acknowledged until late September, when prominent actresses such as Emily Blunt, Amy Poehler, and Whoopi Goldberg expressed fears of a fully-fledged AI “actress” entering the industry.  Their public critiques of Norwood…

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College steps into future with new AI minor

College steps into future with new AI minor

Janeth Gomez ’29 gomezj96@lakeforest.eduStaff Writer A new era of technology has begun, and the College is riding the wave with a new artificial intelligence (AI) minor for students to explore.  In the current era of technology, AI usage has begun to run rampant across schools nationwide. With easy access to AI engines, educators across the country have struggled to cope with the new technology and its unknown possibilities. A new AI minor is the College’s attempt…

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