A sign on a garage door. The sign is a red circle, inside there is a person holding their hand up to signal 'no' or 'stop' The algorithms behind generative AI are trained on large sets of data to copy patterns and try to generate new content. But generative AI can’t think like a human, it cannot be critical like a human, and using it raises ethical questions regarding authenticity, human creativity, and bias, and data protection issues including the protection of personal, sensitive, confidential, commercial data and Intellectual Property (IP). Finally, it raises environmental issues given the significant amounts of energy used to support data processing and storage.

As with any aspect of the societies we live in, it is important to consider whether you want to use resources that may be contributing to injustice. As an active learner, you get to make choices about your experience and participation.

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