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Arts & Entertainment

Alternate Histories — making monsters

Charlotte Shields-Rossi | a&e editor “Yinzilla” the monster terrorizing Pittsburgh won’t be found in any archives. But Matthew Buchholz imagines history a little differently. Buchholz is the owner of Alternate Histories, an art store located in Pittsburgh’s Greenfield neighborhood. Combining his love for science fiction and history, he creates and sells artwork that reimagine Pittsburgh’s history with fantastical creatures like giant tentacle monsters in the … Continue reading Alternate Histories — making monsters

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Comic, Opinions

The road to the future: my thoughts on driverless vehicles

Gwendolyn Sobkowiak | staff writer So I’m actually a bit anti-tech in my day-to-day life. I’m the kind of girl who had a Walkman in high school. I’ve been trying to convince my friend group to throw out their smartphones and switch to sliding keyboard BlackBerrys since I started developing a frontal lobe. It’s not that I’m not amazed by the unprecedented technological advancements that … Continue reading The road to the future: my thoughts on driverless vehicles

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Student-made software benefits university

Nataley Davis | staff writer At the start of last school year, it was brought to computer science professor Jeffrey Jackson’s attention that the cost of the tutor-scheduling software used by the mathematics and computer science department was set to double in price. Jackson chose to see this as an opportunity for his students, rather than a hardship for the university. Working tirelessly, the students … Continue reading Student-made software benefits university

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The AI bubble is going to burst

Naomi Girson | opinions editor Generative artificial intelligence is by no means going away, but it isn’t going to be like this forever. Right now, the computer chip manufacturing company Nvidia is responsible for between 70% and 95% of the market share for chips used to run AI tools, according to Mizuho Securities. The company has a market value of $5 trillion dollars, according to … Continue reading The AI bubble is going to burst

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How professors are perceiving AI

Naomi Girson | opinions editor Jeff Lambert, assistant director at the center for teaching excellence and a philosophy professor at Duquesne, has been experimenting with AI since its introduction in 2021. For him, AI is replacing simple skills the way the GPS replaced paper maps. “The research is showing that when we use it for a lot of things like writing out arguments or summarizing … Continue reading How professors are perceiving AI

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AI is dangerous, so we should regulate it

Eliyahu Gasson | editor-in-chief You wouldn’t let someone drive your car on the freeway if they’ve never driven before. So why do we let average people have access to AI? I’ve written in The Duke before about generative AI models, particularly those capable of generating images. In that, I was concerned about the sidelining and plagiarism of artists whose creations are fed into AI models … Continue reading AI is dangerous, so we should regulate it

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