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New survey finds most Americans expect AI abuses will affect 2024 election
May 15, 2024
Additional findings from the survey by the Imagining the Digital Future Center and the Elon University Poll were that many are not confident they can detect faked photos, videos or audio.
In My Words: In the age of AIs, what are humans good for?
May 8, 2024
In this column distributed by the Elon University Writers Syndicate, Lee Rainie, director of The Imagining the Digital Future Center at Elon, considers how the growing capabilities of artificial intelligence systems are prompting a rethinking of what it means to be human. The column was published by The Virginian-Pilot, the Winston-Salem Journal and the Greensboro News & Record.
Elon webinar focuses on challenges and opportunities of AI in higher ed
March 12, 2024
President Connie Book moderated a panel that examined the rapidly evolving use of AI technologies in academia.
The Future of AI: Launch of Imagining the Digital Future Center fosters conversations about artificial intelligence
March 1, 2024
Members of the campus community gathered in McKinnon Hall Thursday for a special workshop event to mark the launch of the Imagining the Digital Future Center.
The Imagining the Digital Future Center: Technology experts, general public forecast impact of artificial intelligence by 2040
February 29, 2024
Elon University’s new Imagining the Digital Future Center has launched with a report that pairs a national public opinion poll with a survey of tech visionaries.
President Connie Ledoux Book to host webinar on AI in academia
February 27, 2024
The March 8 conversation will feature four leaders active in artificial intelligence issues
In My Words: Six principles to shape AI policies and practices in higher education
December 1, 2023
This column by President Connie Ledoux Book and Scholar-in-residence Lee Rainie focused on how higher education should engage with artificial intelligence was distributed by the Elon University Writers Syndicate.
Janna Anderson featured in article on layoffs in the metaverse industry
October 9, 2023
As the North Carolina-based video game company laid off more than 800 workers in order to grow its metaverse offerings, Anderson, a professor of journalism and director of the Imagining the Internet Center, shared her insights on the matter with the News & Observer.
Elon University coordinates statement of principles for higher education’s role in AI revolution
October 9, 2023
President Connie Ledoux Book was joined by scholar-in-residence Lee Rainie, formerly of the Pew Research Centers, in presenting the statement at the United Nations Internet Governance Forum in Kyoto, Japan, on Oct. 9
WRAL TechWire highlights Imagining the Internet Center’s findings about evolution of digital technology
July 25, 2023
The analysis by contributing writer Jen McFarland highlighted the findings of the center's most recent report, which focused on the opinions of experts about whether the evolution of digital technology and how humans use digital systems will be beneficial or detrimental on the whole.