# COMARTS 343: Human Communication in the Age of Artificial Intelligence (ai) | UW–Madison

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## Dataset

### revision

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### repository

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### schema version

6

### importer version

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### projection id

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### observed at

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### built at

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### courses

8951

### current instructors

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### limited

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### term

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### departments

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| --------- | ----- |
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| ABT       | 20    |
| ACCTIS    | 36    |
| ACTSCI    | 14    |
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| AGROECOL  | 21    |
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| ANAT\&PHY | 7     |
| ANATOMY   | 2     |
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| ART       | 125   |
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| ARTHIST   | 121   |
| ASIALANG  | 129   |
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| ASIANAM   | 28    |
| ASTRON    | 38    |
| ATMOCN    | 69    |
| BIOCHEM   | 51    |
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| BIOLOGY   | 14    |
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| BSE       | 44    |
| C\&ESOC   | 73    |
| CBE       | 48    |
| CHEM      | 101   |
| CHICLA    | 52    |
| CIVENGR   | 133   |
| CLASSICS  | 47    |
| CNP       | 10    |
| CNSRSCI   | 50    |
| COMARTS   | 137   |
| COMPBIO   | 15    |
| COMPLIT   | 11    |
| COMPSCI   | 138   |
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| DERM      | 8     |
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| ECON      | 145   |
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| HDFS      | 41    |
| HEBR-BIB  | 13    |
| HEBR-MOD  | 10    |
| HISTORY   | 233   |
| HISTSCI   | 56    |
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| ILS       | 43    |
| INFOSYS   | 9     |
| INTEGART  | 7     |
| INTEGSCI  | 22    |
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| INTER-HE  | 11    |
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| MUSPERF   | 126   |
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| NEURODPT  | 11    |
| NEUROL    | 7     |
| NEURSURG  | 4     |
| NTP       | 11    |
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| NUTRSCI   | 65    |
| OBS\&GYN  | 18    |
| OCCTHER   | 39    |
| ONCOLOGY  | 14    |
| OPHTHALM  | 5     |
| OTM       | 43    |
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| PATH-BIO  | 29    |
| PEDIAT    | 26    |
| PHARMACY  | 31    |
| PHILOS    | 77    |
| PHMCOL-M  | 11    |
| PHMPRAC   | 45    |
| PHMSCI    | 60    |
| PHYASST   | 37    |
| PHYSICS   | 88    |
| PHYSIOL   | 3     |
| PHYTHER   | 37    |
| PLANTSCI  | 52    |
| PLPATH    | 35    |
| POLISCI   | 192   |
| POPHLTH   | 58    |
| PORTUG    | 33    |
| PSYCH     | 101   |
| PSYCHIAT  | 22    |
| PUBAFFR   | 54    |
| PUBLHLTH  | 23    |
| RADIOL    | 11    |
| REALEST   | 41    |
| RELIGST   | 90    |
| RHABMED   | 9     |
| RMI       | 24    |
| RP\&SE    | 102   |
| S\&APHM   | 17    |
| SCANDST   | 73    |
| SLAVIC    | 89    |
| SOC       | 149   |
| SOCWORK   | 87    |
| SOILSCI   | 46    |
| SPANISH   | 83    |
| SRMED     | 21    |
| STAT      | 94    |
| STDYABRD  | 52    |
| STS       | 8     |
| SURGERY   | 25    |
| SURGSCI   | 33    |
| THEATRE   | 91    |
| URBRPL    | 60    |
| UROLOGY   | 5     |
| ZOOLOGY   | 89    |

## course

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### semester

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### course number

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### subjects

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### title

HUMAN COMMUNICATION IN THE AGE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI)

### description

Explore the rapidly evolving landscape of communication technologies, with a particular focus on generative artificial intelligence (AI), and discuss its role in communication contexts. Examine the transformative effects of these emerging technologies on individual, social, and professional lives. Consider the potential dark sides of AI, including ethical concerns, biases, and the implications of over-reliance on technology in communication.

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### llm search status

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### llm summary

COMARTS 343 explores communication technologies and generative AI, examining their transformative effects and ethical implications.

### llm topics

* Generative AI
* Impact on individual, social, and professional lives
* Ethical concerns and biases

### llm skills

* Analyze communication technologies
* Discuss AI's role in communication
* Evaluate ethical concerns and biases in AI

### llm assumed background

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### llm search phrases

* generative AI communication
* AI ethics bias
* communication technology trends
* human-AI interaction

### llm requirements status

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### llm student summary status

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### catalog variants

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### student summary

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#### difficulty workload

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#### errors

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#### historical context

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#### quick take

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#### notes

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### statistics

#### gpa

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#### graded

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### grade conflicts

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### evidence

#### history

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#### traces

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#### meetings

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#### results

* [/data/e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349/results/course\_2ae94e3ebd8e46731a76ed98-0.json](https://uwcourses.com/data/e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349/results/course_2ae94e3ebd8e46731a76ed98-0.json)

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## context

### all

#### term



#### gpa

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#### count

101

#### university

##### size

2123

##### gpa Percentile

45

##### count Percentile

64

##### median Count

71

##### histogram

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| ------- | ----- | ------- |
| 0.0–0.4 | 0     | false   |
| 0.4–0.8 | 0     | false   |
| 0.8–1.2 | 0     | false   |
| 1.2–1.6 | 0     | false   |
| 1.6–2.0 | 0     | false   |
| 2.0–2.4 | 1     | false   |
| 2.4–2.8 | 14    | false   |
| 2.8–3.2 | 170   | false   |
| 3.2–3.6 | 553   | false   |
| 3.6–4.0 | 1385  | true    |

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### terms

#### 1262

##### term

1262

##### gpa

3.6470588235294117

##### count

51

##### university

###### size

1320

###### gpa Percentile

45

###### count Percentile

33

###### median Count

70

###### histogram

| range   | count | current |
| ------- | ----- | ------- |
| 0.0–0.4 | 0     | false   |
| 0.4–0.8 | 0     | false   |
| 0.8–1.2 | 0     | false   |
| 1.2–1.6 | 0     | false   |
| 1.6–2.0 | 0     | false   |
| 2.0–2.4 | 1     | false   |
| 2.4–2.8 | 8     | false   |
| 2.8–3.2 | 133   | false   |
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#### 1264

##### term

1264

##### gpa

3.71

##### count

50

##### university

###### size

1283

###### gpa Percentile

52

###### count Percentile

35

###### median Count

66

###### histogram

| range   | count | current |
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| 0.4–0.8 | 0     | false   |
| 0.8–1.2 | 0     | false   |
| 1.2–1.6 | 0     | false   |
| 1.6–2.0 | 0     | false   |
| 2.0–2.4 | 1     | false   |
| 2.4–2.8 | 20    | false   |
| 2.8–3.2 | 130   | false   |
| 3.2–3.6 | 343   | false   |
| 3.6–4.0 | 789   | true    |

##### departments

```json
[
  {
    "subject": "COMARTS",
    "comparison": {
      "size": 27,
      "gpaPercentile": 65,
      "countPercentile": 19,
      "medianCount": 74,
      "histogram": [
        {
          "range": "0.0–0.4",
          "count": 0,
          "current": false
        },
        {
          "range": "0.4–0.8",
          "count": 0,
          "current": false
        },
        {
          "range": "0.8–1.2",
          "count": 0,
          "current": false
        },
        {
          "range": "1.2–1.6",
          "count": 0,
          "current": false
        },
        {
          "range": "1.6–2.0",
          "count": 0,
          "current": false
        },
        {
          "range": "2.0–2.4",
          "count": 0,
          "current": false
        },
        {
          "range": "2.4–2.8",
          "count": 0,
          "current": false
        },
        {
          "range": "2.8–3.2",
          "count": 1,
          "current": false
        },
        {
          "range": "3.2–3.6",
          "count": 12,
          "current": false
        },
        {
          "range": "3.6–4.0",
          "count": 14,
          "current": true
        }
      ]
    }
  }
]
```

### benchmarks

#### all

##### school

###### size

2123

###### gpa

3.6592277338479904

###### top Share

82.12897781052423

###### count

71

##### COMARTS

###### size

39

###### gpa

3.6003405286739443

###### top Share

80.44984884327125

###### count

82

#### terms

##### 1262

###### school

###### size

1320

###### gpa

3.628825763035853

###### top Share

80.21118846327654

###### count

70

###### COMARTS

###### size

27

###### gpa

3.5562425332907366

###### top Share

77.94168111582196

###### count

85

##### 1264

###### school

###### size

1283

###### gpa

3.6229729166451925

###### top Share

80.13669149396227

###### count

66

###### COMARTS

###### size

27

###### gpa

3.5996238457958714

###### top Share

81.73403727867165

###### count

74

## instructor Trends

```json
[
  {
    "uid": "instructor_26a210daba568a7c6946d56a",
    "name": "GAOFEI LI",
    "count": 101,
    "terms": [
      {
        "term": "1262",
        "count": 51,
        "sections": 1,
        "gpa": 3.6470588235294117
      },
      {
        "term": "1264",
        "count": 50,
        "sections": 1,
        "gpa": 3.71
      }
    ]
  }
]
```

## following

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