JAN DIMMICK ( LEFT ) AND ANNE NEIL
BILL MORGAN (' 34 ) WITH
JUNIOR SCHOOL BOYS
Artificial intelligence has begun to challenge our thinking in many ways . Much like Bill Morgan ’ s anniversary , it has prompted us to think ahead into the future and what might eventuate . The data processing capabilities of AI have created efficiencies and outcomes that have never before existed . One AI application , ChatGPT , has the power to analyse reams of written data in seconds , providing its users with the ability to write complex prose that takes into account multiple variables . The rise of artificial intelligence has prompted questions regarding what parts of our lives need human intervention and what might be driven by AI instead . One might suggest it has made us think about what being a human actually entails .
Aiden intelligently pondered the differences between the century from 1923 to 2023 and what is to come between 2023 and 2123 . However , he may also have considered the similarities and constants that might exist .
On one hand we have simulated experiences such as ChatGPT provoking questions of humanity . On the other we have more human interactions , such as that experienced by Junior School boys when Rev . Morgan came to speak to them . Mechanisms whereby Scotch alumni impart their wisdom through our community , reflecting on past experience to influence future decision making , are very much woven into our fabric . Instead of ChatGPT , the Scotch Family has ‘ Chat O . S . C ’, a human form of intelligence and certainly not an artificial one . Real human interaction of this nature is a foundation on which educational institutions have always been built .
During his visit , Bill Morgan shared a number of stories with Junior School boys that emphasised the power of ‘ Chat O . S . C ’. His stories highlighted that while technology may be evolving at a mind-blowing rate , human interaction is still based on fundamentals that haven ’ t changed for thousands of years - not least the last one hundred years .
Bill shared a story of his first day at school . He told the Junior School of joining Scotch a little later than other boys in his year level ( Year 2 at the time ). On his first day he went looking to make a friend at recess . He went to the footy oval to play and was promptly told by one boy that he couldn ’ t join the game as he was new . Thankfully , Bill ' s older brother , John , came to his
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