In the latest installment of “Do what I say, not what I do,” teachers have begun using AI at school. The same schools, perhaps, that ban students from using AI to help them with research, improve their writing, assist with math problems, etc.
This article focuses on a particular ChatGPT-powered grading tool called Writable. The app, which is owned by education powerhouse Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, is designed to “streamline the grading process, potentially offering time-saving benefits for teachers”. Other AI tools are assisting teachers with developing overall curriculum.
The fear, of course, is that over time the teachers will become less familiar (or less experts) on the material they’re teaching. They will become reliant on the machine to do the work and eventually fall behind. Educators argue that it simply makes them more efficient to focus on other areas.
We still have so much to learn about the power and benefits of AI, while acknowledging the potential red flags. As a tool it unlocks a world of opportunity, but as a replacement for human interaction (especially with kids) it starts to create as many questions as it does answers.
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