Alchemy’s “Write Like a Human” Student Contest: Judge’s Notes
This Fall, Alchemy challenged FHASS’s CW&P students to engage with the looming threat of AI. THey were invited either to write stories that engaged with AI, or to go head-to-head against a Large Language Model AI program by… Read More
Write Like a Human Contest Winner: Project D
By Filomena DeRose . Prompt: Write a 1000-word story about a wife who builds a stay-at-home husband after her husband is killed in a fishing accident. . AI Attempt: Building a Robotic Companion, By Chat-GPT 3 In the… Read More
Write Like a Human Contest Runner Up: Doctors Vs. AI
By Kara Woodburn Composing email… Hello Impersonal Hello [[firstname]] Generic Ciao [[firstname]] Too familiar Expanding database Searching… Searching… $TIME= 4:16 am $START= 1:23 pm Calculating time passage… 14 hours and 53 minutes Estimated time till next death… 23… Read More
Write Like a Human Contest Runner Up: Webworld
By Sophie Walsh . November 1st, 2055. My wave trackers arrived today. Deirdre convinced me to order them after my last meeting at the hospital. She keeps telling me nothing will really change. I’ll still be able to… Read More
FHASS Welcomes Kate Cayley as Writer-in-Residence
FHASS and CW&P are delighted to welcome Kate Cayley as our 2023-24 Writer-in-Residence. Kate comes to us with a truly impressive list of publications, awards, and accolades. She is the author of two short story collections, How You… Read More
Professor Anna Boshnakova Presents in Würzburg
From September 25th to 29th, 2023, Dr. Anna Gandossi-Boshnakova participated in the 12th Symposium of the International Study Group on Music Archaeology (ISGMA), “Artifacts – Images –Text: Archaeology and the Historiography of Sound.” The symposium explored the multiple… Read More
Professor Sara Cumming Collaborates on NSRC Life Skills Project
Engaging Students in Research The Life Skills Project is the third iteration of the Community Ideas Factory funded by the College Community Social Innovation Fund (NSRC-CCSIF). Bringing together expertise from across the faculties at Sheridan with 15 not-for-profit… Read More
Portals to the Past: Augmented Reality Exhibits Showcasing Sheridan’s Rich History
“Interesting things happen here” – Bob Tiegs Is it a faux-pas to quote yourself at the start of your own essay? It doesn’t matter, I’ve already typed it. In any case, those were the words that I repeated… Read More
Nathaniel Barr Presents at the Collision Conference
AI and Creativity: What’s Left for Humans to do? How does the ascent of AI relate to creativity and innovation? How do uniquely human skills fit into the equation as more and more can be offloaded to machines?… Read More
New Gen-Ed Course Addresses Challenge of Sustainability
Sheridan Professors Marcus Freeman (FHASS) and Vito Masi (FAST) have developed a new General Education course to address a perceived gap in students’ understanding of the global sustainability crisis. The new course, Transitioning to a livable planet: The… Read More
