Speaker: Martin Hamilton, futurist, Jisc. In this session Martin will explore the potential of robots and artificial intelligence (AI) for teaching and learning. Martin will mix in some future gazing with real world examples that help to signpost where we may be heading with these technologies. From the generative art produced by Google’s Deep Dream project to considering what a curriculum generated by an AI might look like, or how an AI might assess learning gain and learner engagement. Could we use the digital exhaust of learner and institutional data to improve teaching and learning outcomes? What new ethical issues would this raise, and what would we do when the “computer says no”?

1. Loving the alien – robots and AI in education
Martin Hamilton, Jisc

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1.Where are we now?
2.Rise of the robots
3.Loving the alien?
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A letter from Ray
6005 Camino de laCosta
La Jolla, California
Mar 14 1953
Dear Swanie:
Did you ever read what they call Science Fiction? It's a scream. It is written like this: "I checked out with K19 on
Aldabaran III, and stepped out through the crummalite hatch on my 22 Model Sirus Hardtop. I cocked the timejector in
secondary and waded through the bright blue manda grass. My breath froze into pink pretzels. I flicked on the heat
bars and the Brylls ran swiftly on five legs using their other two to send out crylon vibrations.The pressure was almost
unbearable, but I caught the range on my wrist computer through the transparent cysicites. I pressed the trigger.The
thin violet glow was icecold against the rust-colored mountains.The Brylls shrank to half an inch long and I worked fast
stepping on them with the poltex. But it wasn't enough.The sudden brightness swung me around and the Fourth Moon
had already risen. I had exactly four seconds to hot up the disintegrator and Google had told me it wasn't enough. He
was right."
They pay brisk money for this crap?
Ray
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A letter from Ray
6005 Camino de laCosta
La Jolla, California
Mar 14 1953
Dear Swanie:
Did you ever read what they call Science Fiction? It's a scream. It is written like this: "I checked out with K19 on
Aldabaran III, and stepped out through the crummalite hatch on my 22 Model Sirus Hardtop. I cocked the timejector in
secondary and waded through the bright blue manda grass. My breath froze into pink pretzels. I flicked on the heat
bars and the Brylls ran swiftly on five legs using their other two to send out crylon vibrations.The pressure was almost
unbearable, but I caught the range on my wrist computer through the transparent cysicites. I pressed the trigger.The
thin violet glow was icecold against the rust-colored mountains.The Brylls shrank to half an inch long and I worked fast
stepping on them with the poltex. But it wasn't enough.The sudden brightness swung me around and the Fourth Moon
had already risen. I had exactly four seconds to hot up the disintegrator and Google had told me it wasn't enough. He
was right."
They pay brisk money for this crap?
Ray
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsF7enQY8uI
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Photo CC BY-NC-ND Flickr user philips_newscentre
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Photo CC BY Flickr user davidberkowitz Photo CC BY-NC-ND Flickr user philips_newscenter

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Photo CC BY Flickr user davidberkowitz Photo CC BY-NC-ND Flickr user philips_newscenter
> “Chips with everything”
– venture capitalists not
sure yet what will stick,
e.g. smart fork,
toothbrush etc
> The Internet ofThings
quickly became the
Internet of Pwned
Things – cf. Shodan

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Some applications for AI:
> Reference source
> Alexa, what phase of the moon is it today?
> OK Google, is the numerator the number on
the top?
> Coach and trainer
> Hey Martin, it’s time we practised French
> Hey Martin, I noticed your test scores are down
a little want any help with differential
equations?
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CC BY-ND Flickr user chijs

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Some applications for AI:
> Steering interventions
> Message for personal tutor – I’m a bit worried
about Martin, he’s hardly attending lectures
and not used theVLE for three weeks
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CC BY-ND Flickr user chijs

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhufEWquYHA

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2. Rise of the robots
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Photo CC BY-NC Flickr user feuilllu

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Photo CC BY-NC Flickr user nestle
Photo CC BY-NC Flickr user feuilllu

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> Pepper acts as greeter in 140+ SoftBank stores in Japan
> Nestlé planning to introduce in 1000+ sales outlets
Photo CC BY-NC Flickr user feuilllu
Photo CC BY-NC Flickr user nestle

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8bk39a9xM0

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Photo CC BY-NC Flickr user greenplasticamy

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gy5tYVR-28
Photo CC BY-NC Flickr user greenplasticamy

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> Amazon uses over 30,000 robots already in its
warehouses and distribution centres
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gy5tYVR-28
Photo CC BY-NC Flickr user greenplasticamy

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> Amazon uses over 30,000 robots already in its
warehouses and distribution centres
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gy5tYVR-28

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Photo CC BY-ND Flickr user chijs

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Photo CC BY-NC-SA Flickr user portalgda Photo CC BY-ND Flickr user chijs

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Photo CC BY-NC-SA Flickr user portalgda Photo CC BY-ND Flickr user chijs
> Tesla owners have already driven over 140m miles on Autopilot
> 90,000+Teslas with Autopilot are already on the road

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmPfTpjtdggGoogle DeepMindAI learns to play Breakout
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsaES--OTzMA ride in the Google self-driving car

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> You might be surprised at just how
much more can be automated
> Further erosion of unskilled and
semi-skilled employment
opportunities
> Watch out if your white collar job
can be reduced to an algorithm or
“learned” from data
Pros and cons:
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CC BY Flickr user boykoblagoev

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> “New Luddites” throwing stones at
the Google bus?
> LivingWage versus mass unrest
> Psychological need for a greater
purpose
> Health implications of sedentary
lifestyles, musculoskeletal disorders
> Already 86% of Chinese high
school students are myopic –
screen time and indoor play?
Pros and cons:
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CC BY Flickr user boykoblagoev

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> Tech has always been about extending
our reach
> VR will let teleport us across the
planet and let us explore distant stars
> There will be whole new careers and
existing ones will change beyond
recognition
> We should view this as an opportunity,
e.g. smart homes need smart
plumbers and smart electricians
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Courtesy NASA/JPL-Caltech

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> Time to move beyond archaic nation
state concepts?
> Brexit vs. Estonian e-residency
> We will need to embrace portfolio
careers and continuous learning
> Bite sized learning will become
increasingly important
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Courtesy NASA/JPL-Caltech

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Courtesy NASA/JPL-Caltech

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Some applications for AI:
> Reference source
> Alexa, what phase of the moon is it today?
> OK Google, is the numerator the number on
the top?
> Coach and trainer
> Hey Martin, it’s time we practised French
> Hey Martin, I noticed your test scores are down
a little want any help with differential
equations?
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CC BY-ND Flickr user chijs

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Some applications for AI:
> Steering interventions
> Message for personal tutor – I’m a bit worried
about Martin, he’s hardly attending lectures
and not used theVLE for three weeks
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CC BY-ND Flickr user chijs

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Do get in touch to discuss further:
Martin Hamilton
Futurist, Jisc
martin.hamilton@jisc.ac.uk
@martin_hamilton
Thanks for listening!
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