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A new place for AI at AU

AU has a new fund for generative AI research, but students and faculty say information on the new AI fund has been scarce.

Ben Ackman, Multimedia Producer • December 6, 2024

American University’s College of Arts & Sciences announced a fund for researching generative artificial intelligence over the summer, but the AU community knows little else about it. According...

Use of AI in newsletter sparks questions for artists

AI generated art has implications for educations and careers

Ava Ramsdale, Staff Editor • April 11, 2024

Students are considering the impacts of artificial intelligence on the arts after a Jan. 17 newsletter from American University’s Career Center featured an image generated using AI software. The artwork...

Students recognize dangers and potential in anonymous app Fizz

Posts on Fizz range from memes, to intimacy and personal information

Stella Camerlengo, Staff Editor • November 8, 2023

Sophomore Raghav Singh scrolls through Fizz, a new anonymous social media app, every day to find jokes and memes. However, amidst the humor, he said he frequently stumbles upon content that disturbs him. Fizz...

After writers strike students worry about the future of entertainment

Hollywood writers will return to work soon. Students and professors discuss how it affects their futures in entertainment.

Blake Guterman, Podcast Producer • October 16, 2023

The Writers Guild of America strike reached an agreement with Hollywood Studios after striking for 148 days, according to a video posted by the WGA on Sept. 28. American University students and professors...

The uncertAInty of ChatGPT

AU community discusses the impact of artificial intelligence in education

Grace Higgins and Vanessa Levins • July 20, 2023

American University educators grapple with how to address plagiarism after the release of ChatGPT, an Artificial Intelligence chatbot, on Nov. 22. OpenAI’s release of Chat Generative Pre-trained Transformer,...

American University ESports team establishes itself as an official club sport

The club describes its plans moving forward after surviving the probationary year.

Kate Kessler, Staff Editor • May 8, 2023

American University’s ESports team finished its probationary year as a club sport and is now looking to expand its presence on campus, the team’s president Emma Morrison, who uses she/they pronouns,...