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Matt Renwick 5 months ago

Considering the positions this administration has taken, I find myself feeling concerned with their pro-AI attitudes. Their push of AI into K-12 classrooms especially gives me pause. What is it they want? What’s their angle?

Care Mycue 5 months ago

@renwickme same...

Alex Duffy 5 months ago

@renwickme Yeah, I hear you. This administration is pushing AI hard, and given everything else they’re doing, it’s worth questioning why. No matter who’s in charge though, AI can clearly help us learn* but it's important to ask: What should we learn?

AI could enable more voice-based learning and testing–maybe boosting communication and making classes more engaging. But as always, there are trade-offs. Which ones are worth making? Curious how you see it.

*One example: https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/education/From-chalkboards-to-chatbots-Transforming-learning-in-Nigeria

Matt Renwick 5 months ago

@AlxAi Thanks for sharing the research summary. "nearly two years of typical learning in just six weeks" - impressive. I've used it during professional development workshops, showing teachers how to leverage AI to develop more effective curricula in less time. It's going to be in interesting journey.

My personal worry is that the responses these LLMs will generate could be biased toward the creators and their agenda, and/or lead to people relying on AI for information instead of accessing and investigating the source directly.

Alex Duffy 5 months ago

@renwickme I totally agree with you. Both of those worries have led me to the conclusion that curating really high-quality data sets is going to become extremely important (and already is). An extreme version of this would be state-level "Libraries of Alexandria" that house the "canon" of what is believed to be true for that nation, which guides their AI. It may not be that extreme, but I see us moving in that direction.

Alex Duffy 5 months ago