The Computer Science Domain in the AI Revolution
What is the essential final step in a world where technology can generate endless data but still lacks wisdom? Listen in to a conversation about the fundamental evolution of computer science with Computer Science and Engineering assistant teaching professor William Theisen '18, '22 M.S., '24 Ph.D.
Experience the Episode
Witness the fundamental evolution of computer science through the eyes of Computer Science and Engineering assistant teaching professor William Theisen ’18, ’22 M.S., ’24 Ph.D. Learn why you no longer need to memorize the “punctuation” of computer languages, as the focus shifts toward designing the big picture of how programs are built. Because AI can now write lines of code almost instantly, your most valuable skill is knowing how to guide the machine and evaluating its results to catch “heinous” errors that a computer might miss. Understand why human oversight remains the essential final step in a world where technology can generate endless data but still lacks the wisdom to know where to “hit the hammer” to make things work correctly.
The New AI is sponsored on ThinkND by the Technology and Digital Studies Program in the College of Arts & Letters. This program collaborates with the Computer Science and Engineering Department and other departments around the University to offer the Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science, the Minor in Data Science, and the Idzik Computing & Digital Technologies Minor.
MoreMeet the Faculty: William Theisen ’18, ’22 M.S., ’24 Ph.D.
William Theisen ’18, ’22 M.S., ’24 Ph.D. is an assistant teaching professor of computer science and engineering at the University of Notre Dame. He researches online misinformation spread via social media channels, particularly the intersection of memes and misinformation as studied through the lens of computer vision. He is also interested in multimodal understanding via unified models and board games.