Nafiza Akter, Ed.D.
Director, Training Development Lead
Pfizer
New York, New York, USA
Dr. Nafiza Akter’s Panel
AI, Creativity, and Design
As generative AI access has become ubiquitous, LLMs have already had a substantial impact on the ways that people can produce creative work. In this panel session, we’ll discuss the different roles that LLMs can play in creative work, including roles in brainstorming and editing. We’ll also discuss the potential dangers of generative AI’s increased role in creative processes and concerns about AI’s impact on people’s critical thinking skills and overall work quality. Our panelists in this session bring experience and expertise from a variety of areas to this discussion.
About Dr. Nafiza Akter
Nafiza Akter has an Ed.D. in Adult Learning and Leadership from Teachers College Columbia University. Prior to joining Pfizer, she had over 13 years of experience working in online course design in Higher Education, working across academic disciplines on graduate/undergraduate courses, executive education, and non-degree programming. She served as the Associate Director of Instructional Design at Teachers College, Columbia University. In 2021, she joined Pfizer's Research & Development team as an Associate Director, Training Development Lead. Her work involves creating engaging e-learning designs with inclusion, innovation, and evidence-based practices in mind. She leads the efforts to manage instructional tools, as well as adoption of organizational initiatives such as adopting matrixed ways of working, AI adoption, and leveraging critical thinking in everyday practices.