As a former writer, Sarah Joyner brought a healthy suspicion to the possibility of using Artificial Intelligence in her current work of marketing Chattanooga as a tourist destination. “I have a background as a writer and I was really fearful at first with ChatGPT coming out because I thought, ‘Oh my God, am I going…
CH-AI Brews Hot Take: Expect Jobs to Change, not Go Away
As someone who keeps an eye on evolving technology, James Aden’s perspective could be summarized this way: Yesterday’s unimaginable possibility is today’s basic necessity. “Imagine the perspective of someone alive in the 1950s. If you told them that one day, there would be a global information network that you could connect to and one of…
CH-AI Brews Hot Take: The AI-Enhanced Scenic City
Tim Moreland surfs the wave of change from his seat within Chattanooga city government. “I’ve always kind of looked for innovative ways in doing my work and that’s allowed me to stay very curious and look at what’s out there, what’s coming, and what we might be able to do next,” said Moreland, administrator of…
CH-AI Brews Hot Take: AI Seeds Startup Growth
Scott Downes is something of a “Johnny Appleseed” of Artificial Intelligence. He’s spent the bulk of his career building startups from the ground up, using AI technology as a catalyst for the success of these companies. “I love the idea of seeding new businesses from the start with the power that we have in…
CH-AI Brews Hot Take: AI in K-12
Is Artificial Intelligence coming for your children’s schools or here to assist? The director of innovation and fine arts for Hamilton County Schools knows something about that, and he shared his thoughts during an episode of CH-AI Brews, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga student-led podcast for the University’s AI Initiative. “My generation’s first…