Essay Prize Winners
1st prize: Santiago Pollitzer, UGA Art History Department
2nd prize: Maren Misiaszek, Institute for Artificial Intelligence
3rd prize: Andrew Zhou, Psychology
—Judged by Dr. Aaron Meskin, Head of Philosophy and Dr. Elizabeth Davis, Senior Academic Professional and Coordinator of the Writing Certificate Program
Reaching Toward the Monolith: Technology and the Violence of Progress in 2001
by Santiago Pollitzer, Art History
Ethical Implications of AI-Augmented Decision-Making
by Maren Misiaszek, Artificial Intelligence
Passing the Turing Test
by Andrew Zhou, Psychology
From Stone to Silicon: The Monolith and iPhone as Symbols of Evolution
by Sophia Nguyen, Art History
Embracing Artificial Intelligence for Better Healthcare
by Chinmay Joshi, Genetics
Examining the Validity, Verity, and Relevance of Rodney A. Brooks’s Argument Against the Necessity of Representation in Intelligent Systems
by Zoë N. Finelli, Institute for AI
Learning Insects with AI and Generating Core Memories to Help Heal Childhood Trauma
by Nora Cryder, Franklin College
Supervising AI in Education
by Taylor Weems
Ethical Implications of the Use of AI in the Music Industry
by Miller E. Lewis