Generative AI in 2025

CHRIS PORTER is the director of the artificial intelligence program at Drake University and an associate professor of computer science.  He is also co-founder of Innovation Profs LLC, a company that provides training and consulting on generative AI.  Prior to coming to Drake in 2016, Chris held postdoctoral positions at the University of Paris Diderot and the University of Florida.  He received a joint PhD in mathematics and philosophy from the University of Notre Dame and an undergraduate degree in mathematics from Gonzaga University.

Generative AI came to the forefront of the public eye in late 2022 with the release of ChatGPT.  Since then, many generative AI tools have been released, with significant improvements to existing tools as well as tools allowing for novel applications of AI.  In this presentation, I will lay out the state of generative AI in 2025, highlighting the latest trends and focusing specifically on ethical and legal issues raised by these new developments.