AI 101: A Brief Look at Artificial Intelligence with Lawrence Rudner, Ph.D.

Lawrence Rudner, Ph.D.

Chesapeake Forum is pleased to present A Brief Look at Artificial Intelligence with Lawrence Rudner. Artificial Intelligence is the science and practice of systems that exhibit the characteristics we associate with intelligent human behavior. This first of two sessions will cover the basics of AI and some scary applications of AI. During the second session class participants and the instructor will discuss how AI is implemented in their fields. Class participants will gain a practical grounding in the science of artificial intelligence. They will acquire the ability to identify, discuss, and evaluate issues surrounding existing and novel AI applications.

Note: This class is recommended prior to taking “AI 201” in a future semester that will deal with public policy issues surrounding Artificial Intelligence. For those who took the course in 2021, this will also serve as a good refresher. This 2 session HYBRID course takes place Wednesdays, Mar 23 & 30 from 1:00 to 2:30 pm, $20. You may attend in-person at the Easton Peachblossom YMCA, by Zoom, or Recording. To register visit the website: www.chesapeakeforum.org.

Lawrence Rudner, Ph.D., retired as the Vice President for Research and Development at the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC®), sponsor of the GMAT® exam, where he was responsible for the Psychometric Research and the Market Research and Analysis Divisions. Larry’s work in AI includes the design and development of one of the first engines for Automated Essay Scoring. In addition, he developed an approach for documenting copyright infringements for which he received a US Patent. His other applications include a tool for finding rogue websites illegally presenting proprietary information, tools for implementing and evaluating computer adaptive testing, an optimization approach for Automated Test Assembly, and a measurement model that optimizes accurate classification decisions. Dr. Rudner has received the Award for Outstanding Dissemination of Educational Measurement Concepts to the Public from the National Council on Measurement in Education and the Career Achievement Award from the Association of Test Publishers. Prior to joining GMAC®, he was the Director of the ERIC Clearinghouse on Assessment and Evaluation, a Senior Fellow at the American Institutes for Research (a contract research firm), a Senior Associate (GS-15) in the US Government, and a faculty member at several universities. He has been the principal investigator on more than 40 grants and contracts and has published more than 150 articles for both technical and lay audiences. He is also the founder and past co-editor of the online journal Practical Assessment, Research and Evaluation (PARE), which is the most widely read journal in the assessment field.