Laboring in Vain?

Fall 2024

Are our efforts to advance technology working, or are they just creating a monster?

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  • Artificial Intelligence and the Mental Health Crisis

    Artificial Intelligence and the Mental Health Crisis

    AI is changing the way people look at mental health Story by Cameron McCollum I friend, artificial intelligence has been gradually integrating into modern social media. But will the integration of AI into online feeds aid social media’s connectiveness or will it create more damage to users’ mental health? Dr. Meredith David, associate professor of…

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  • AI can be anything but human

    AI can be anything but human

    AI can be Anything but HUMAN Story by Maran Shales “We will all be OK together because we’re in it together, as long as we learn how, and remember to, stay human.” – Jeff Johnson “Be weird!” This is what Jeff Johnson, a managing director at Deloitte Consulting, said about ensuring you will always have…

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  • AI can’t compete with art’s culture

    AI can’t compete with art’s culture

    AI can’t compete with art’s culture, Artificial work lacks human touch Story by Ana Ruiz Brictson Top: Students step outside to explore their creativity. Artificial intelligence has continued to work its way into many spheres of life, but two staff and faculty members from Baylor’s art and art history department agree on one thing: it’s…

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  • How AI is shaping what we listen to and how

    How AI is shaping what we listen to and how

    How AI is shaping what we listen to and how By Emma Weidmann In 1961, the machine sang its first words.Surrounded by engineers and programmers, the IBM 7094 became the first computer to carry a tune. Now, as artificial intelligence sings covers of songs and creates them from nothing more than a prompt, we have…

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  • Faith in a Generation of Falsities

    Faith in a Generation of Falsities

    Faith in a Generation of Falsities Story by Ashlyn Beck Top: For church leaders, the message ‘Jesus Saves’ holds a new weight as AI brings a greater fear of the reliability of what information people are exposed to. The robots might not yet have taken over and instigated Armageddon, but the advancement of technology has…

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