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The Humanities & Al Colloquium

Wednesday, October 14, 2026 at 5:00pm to 6:15pm

Campus Center Conference Room, 2nd Floor
Prof. Maureen Eckert
meckert@umassd.edu

The Humanities & Al Colloquium
Wed. Oct. 14 5:00 - 6:15 PM
2nd Floor Campus Center Conference Room

Double feature!

"On the Original Sin of Al"

Prof. Maureen Eckert is a member of the class action lawsuit against Anthropic, and her talk explains the case and its implications. Anthropic was found guilty of using pirated, copyrighted works instead of seeking to license or get permission to use the works of millions of authors. One of them is a member of the UMASS Dartmouth community. Prof. Eckert hopes to present a nuanced approach to the ethical use of LLMs.

"Prompting Bias: Critical Al Literacy in the Classroom"

Ph.D. candidate Isadora Teles Gouveia presents her research,

"Prompting Bias: Critical Al Literacy in the Classroom." Her research centers on second language acquisition, heritage learners, and the integration of educational technology. Her dissertation focuses on developing digital instructional materials for Portuguese as a Heritage Language.

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