I’ll admit this only came to mind because of the dubious anthropomorphizing in the piece (“mental imagery” and “dreams”), but I’ve really enjoyed Stephen Wolfram’s writings on AI, including Generative AI Space and the Mental Imagery of Alien Minds. I’m guessing your students would enjoy it.
His write-up on ChatGPT is also a very good intro to LLMs and neural networks, touching on some of what’s going on behind the scenes while remaining approachable for non-technical readers.
I’ll admit this only came to mind because of the dubious anthropomorphizing in the piece (“mental imagery” and “dreams”), but I’ve really enjoyed Stephen Wolfram’s writings on AI, including Generative AI Space and the Mental Imagery of Alien Minds. I’m guessing your students would enjoy it.
His write-up on ChatGPT is also a very good intro to LLMs and neural networks, touching on some of what’s going on behind the scenes while remaining approachable for non-technical readers.