TGN - AI For Better Education

Who said AI is evil?

Some of us had it coming - our school systems will change a lot and are already changing drastically. Some even say (me) that schools as we know them will become obsolete pretty soon.

I love when AI makes it to my Good News Newsletter, don't you?

Here's some Good News!

Prominent tech companies, executives and billionaires have been hailing AI chatbots as "education game-changers", said The New York Times. The tools, they say, will "revolutionise, and automatically personalise student learning".

According to Forbes, AI teaching offers numerous advantages, including the ability to act like an "infinitely patient grandmother, never rushing or giving up and going on to the next thing". It could also improve retention, by personalising learning to make sure information is going in.

Despite this, the release of AI tools like ChatGPT, created an "initial panic from the education sector [which] was understandable", said MIT Technology Review. Several leading universities in the UK, including Imperial College London and the University of Cambridge, warned students against using ChatGPT to cheat.?

But after the concern died down, the outlook has gradually become "a lot less bleak". Universities have embraced the fact that advanced chatbots "could be used as powerful classroom aids that make lessons more interactive, teach students media literacy, generate personalised lesson plans, save teachers time on admin, and more".?

Consequently, MIT said, it looks likely that "ChatGPT is going to change education, not destroy it."

Have a smiling rest of the week - See you on Monday

Daniel Gasser

Source: The Week