I mentioned in a previous post that I am a college professor who teaches an undergraduate survey course in business law and ethics. Before proceeding, however, I should explain that I always choose an overarching course theme from the world of popular culture in order to grab my students’ attention and spark their intellectual curiosity. In previous semesters, for example, the pop culture themes of my courses have included the award-winning film The Social Network about the founding of Facebook and the hit Netflix documentary Tiger King, which I assigned during the dark days of the global pandemic. This semester, the theme of my survey course will be “A.I. and the ChatGPT Revolution,” so my micro-essay consists of the following thought-provoking question:

“What excites you the most about A.I.? Also, what scares you the most?”