Author: Lucy Malmud

The Future of Generative AI and Increased Accessibility

  What Really Is Artificial Intelligence?   To explore how Artificial Intelligence (AI) may be used to increase accessibility, it’s important to understand the distinctions between its subsets. AI is a broad term encompassing systems and algorithms designed to perform tasks that typically require human intelligence. This includes Machine Learning and Generative AI, subsets that…
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Technology and its Role in Education

  Is it really better for children to be spending more time on their devices?   The term “screenager” is used to describe teenagers who have their eyes constantly glued to their devices. Before the invention of the mobile device, adolescents that constantly had a novel in their hand were deemed “book worms”.   Reading…
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Quantifying Intelligence: The History of the IQ Test and its Role Today

Is it possible to quantify intelligence? IQ tests, GPAs, and standardized test scores are all numerical measurements of “intelligence.” In reality, these values are just numbers derived from a certain set of adequately answered questions. They do not account for current emotional state, fatigue, or environmental settings, yet they are often used as an assessment…
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