Artificial intelligence industry leaders gathered at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on Monday to discuss how AI can be used for the public good.Speaking to a room full of students and professionals, executives from OpenAI and Anthropic acknowledged the overwhelming pace of AI advancement and advised finding ways to integrate the technology into jobs and daily life. “Trying to think about complementing the machine with as many human skills as you can,” Ronnie Chatterji, chief economist at OpenAI, said. “Leadership still matters because you’re going to need a human at the end of the day to make the decision, to make the call.” Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking hereA group of students at Elon University attended the conference. They are studying AI and considering its ethical applications. Liam Becker, a senior student at the school, said he’s excited to see how AI can be used by software engineers to advance their coding skills. He said it’s important to also be aware of the risks of the technology. “You hope for the best, prepare for the worst on everything,” he said. “And so you have to be ready for this to be implemented at scale and to every facet of society.” Keep up with the latest news and weather by downloading the WXII app here.Freshman Torin Chakravarty said he’s taking a hands-on approach to AI by developing tools for a project with his fellow scholars. One area he thinks about with AI is how it will impact future generations of learners.“When AI should be implemented in school and what age?” Chakravarty said. “It will have an effect on students’ brains and kids growing up to learn the critical thinking skills needed to do well in school and in their careers.”Watch: NOWCAST streaming newscastsSenior MK Anyimah said he learned a lot from listening to AI company leaders.“I didn’t realize how much is affecting the geopolitical landscape of the world today, and how much work is being done to make sure that you go ahead and ensure the fact that every new model that gets used today is going to be the baseline for the future,” Anyimah said. “So the fact that we keep getting more information and getting better data using more advanced models is really exciting, but also really terrifying.”Click here to see how North Carolina researchers at the conference are using the technology to expand health care access.Learn more about the impacts of AI by visiting WXII 12’s YouTube playlist “AI Discovery.” Click here.NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Watch NOWCAST TV | Local News | National | News We Love |

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Artificial intelligence industry leaders gathered at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on Monday to discuss how AI can be used for the public good.

Speaking to a room full of students and professionals, executives from OpenAI and Anthropic acknowledged the overwhelming pace of AI advancement and advised finding ways to integrate the technology into jobs and daily life.

“Trying to think about complementing the machine with as many human skills as you can,” Ronnie Chatterji, chief economist at OpenAI, said. “Leadership still matters because you’re going to need a human at the end of the day to make the decision, to make the call.”

Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here

A group of students at Elon University attended the conference. They are studying AI and considering its ethical applications.

Liam Becker, a senior student at the school, said he’s excited to see how AI can be used by software engineers to advance their coding skills. He said it’s important to also be aware of the risks of the technology.

“You hope for the best, prepare for the worst on everything,” he said. “And so you have to be ready for this to be implemented at scale and to every facet of society.”

Keep up with the latest news and weather by downloading the WXII app here.

Freshman Torin Chakravarty said he’s taking a hands-on approach to AI by developing tools for a project with his fellow scholars. One area he thinks about with AI is how it will impact future generations of learners.

“When AI should be implemented in school and what age?” Chakravarty said. “It will have an effect on students’ brains and kids growing up to learn the critical thinking skills needed to do well in school and in their careers.”

Watch: NOWCAST streaming newscasts

Senior MK Anyimah said he learned a lot from listening to AI company leaders.

“I didn’t realize how much is affecting the geopolitical landscape of the world today, and how much work is being done to make sure that you go ahead and ensure the fact that every new model that gets used today is going to be the baseline for the future,” Anyimah said. “So the fact that we keep getting more information and getting better data using more advanced models is really exciting, but also really terrifying.”

Click here to see how North Carolina researchers at the conference are using the technology to expand health care access.

Learn more about the impacts of AI by visiting WXII 12’s YouTube playlist “AI Discovery.” Click here.

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