month February 2025

Editor’s note: sorry this post was submitted late: I had some midterm exams to prepare at the time that this assignment was due. -Ben Dr. Mariel Miller hosted a fascinating guest lecture for Week 6 on GenAI usage by students… Continue Reading →

I have some terrible news; the reading break is officially over, and the blitzkrieg all the way to final exams has officially begun at UVIC. While I’m on the topic of intense, nonstop studying, I had a major exam in… Continue Reading →

Hey everyone, I wanted to update you on how I’ve been using ChatGPT to help me break down grammar points related to other courses I’ve been taking. For context, I’m currently taking part two of intensive beginner’s Japanese, (PAAS238) and… Continue Reading →

Intro Mainstream usage of generative AI models (GenAI) is everywhere. In a 2024 survey conducted on 459 Canadian university students, 59% of them were using GenAI models during their workflow, an increase of 7% from the previous year. But as… Continue Reading →

If you watched the lecture from Week 3 that featured Jeff Hopkins (principal at PSII), you may have heard my voice from off-camera chiming in during the lecture. I graduated from PSII last year and this post is going be… Continue Reading →

A couple weeks ago, I was watching a guest lecture from Mark Caulfield from the University of Washington, and this post is for reflecting my thoughts on his insights. In his guest lecture, Mike describes generative AI as like a… Continue Reading →