Over 180 middle and high school students attended the annual 4-H Career Explorations Conference at Cornell, engaging with various career options, including emerging technologies like AI. A session named "Scientific Literacy and AI" involved expert speakers who discussed scientific methods and the importance of distinguishing between misinformation and disinformation. Students also learned about narrow AI systems and the theoretical concepts of general and superintelligent AI. The event facilitated discussions surrounding the potential benefits and drawbacks of AI in today's world.
Allison Hermann explained the evolving nature of science, stating, "Science is constantly changing and moving forward; it takes a path. It can get confusing when you read something and things change."
Students were introduced to differentiating misinformation from disinformation, with misinformation being false information believed to be true and disinformation being information created with malicious intent.
The session outlined the differences between narrow, general, and superintelligent AI, explaining that narrow AI systems perform specific tasks, whereas strong AI can surpass human intelligence.
Conversations about the pros and cons of AI were engaged, focusing on its applications and the importance of understanding scientific methods in research.
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