While artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT have some people worried about the implications it could have on education, Weber State associate professor Alex Lawrence is helping prepare students for a world with AI by embracing it in his classroom. (Weber State University) Estimated read time: 4-5 minutes Editor’s note: This is part of an ongoing series looking at the rise of artificial intelligence technology tools such as ChatGPT, the opportunities and risks they pose and what impacts they could have on various aspects of our daily lives. OGDEN — Weber State University associate professor Alex Lawrence has taught students about artificial intelligence and business for years, but he’s never seen anything quite like the recent rise of AI systems like OpenAI’s Chat GPT. ChatGPT is part of a new generation of AI systems that can converse, generate readable text on demand and even produce novel images and video based on what it’s learned from a vast database of digital books, online writings and other media, according to the Associated Press. "This is the first time, though, that I think it really has become accessible and available to, you know, students and business owners and business people in general in […]