The Threat of AI Art & Universities Need to Prioritize Critical Thinking Over LLMs— Academic Weekly Web3 News

Bella
Academic Web3 Conference
2 min readApr 27, 2024
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This week’s Academic Weekly Web3 News covers Web3’s impact within academia, the arts, and the metaverse.

In education, universities should prioritize critical thinking over LLMs & AI research in string theory, black holes, and emerging dimensions, OH MY!

In the arts, the threat of AI art, and the AI copyright bill that thrills artists…

For immersive tech, metacapitalism, and Veyond Metaverse secures top AI award at American Metaverse summit & awards…

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EDUCATION | RESEARCH

Universities Should Prioritize Critical Thinking Over Large Language Models

ASU student paper retracts stories partially written with AI

Penn State students showcase AI at All-Sports Museum — WTAJ

UMass panel: AI not sole concern in upcoming international elections; xenophobia, yoke on media even more worrisome

Scientists use AI to reconstruct energetic flare blasted from Milky Way’s supermassive black hole

AI Starts to Sift Through String Theory’s Near-Endless Possibilities

New U of T Engineering research aims to improve early childhood music education

ISU’s new president on FASFA delays, equitable university funding and AI policies

PAPER: Exploring Emerging Dimensions: What Is Openness in Open Education in an AI World?

DIGITAL ARTS

The Threat Of AI Art: An Eye-Opening Interview With An Artist, A Musician & A College Professor

Deepfake detection improves when using algorithms that are more aware of demographic diversity

Over 200 Artists and Songwriters Sign Letter Against “Predatory Use of AI” In Music

Punk rocker Jenny Toomey takes stand against AI music — Boing Boing

AI Copyright Bill Thrills Artists. Developers Call It Unworkable

PAPER: AI Art and Human Creativity: An Interactive Gallery for a DAO

MR/AR/XR/VR/METAVERSE & SPATIAL COMPUTING

Meta spent $4.3 billion on its VR division in three months, and made checks figures $440 million in return

Gather attended the Dubai Web3 Summit and embarked on the path of globalization development

Veyond Metaverse Secures Top Artificial Intelligence (AI) Award at American Metaverse Summit & Awards

Ndus Interactive teams up with Mysten Labs to make Sui-based Web3 game Xociety

PAPER: All too real metacapitalism: towards a non-dualist political ontology of metaverse

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Bella
Academic Web3 Conference

I am the Executive Director of aWeb3c, parent organization of the Academic & Literary Web3 Conference, and a PhD researcher in Compassionate Technology.