The veteran professor, who has become a celebrity on social media, has published a book on how to better understand and use artificial intelligence in everyday life
That’s the same issue we already had with calculators, PCs, let alone the Internet everywhere on tiny devices. Nothing is different from the learning perspective: If you use a tool that does everything without needing you to understand anything… then you won’t learn anything.
Absolutely! So from the academic side we have to adjust and we have to be better, which is a lot of what is discussed in this article. Pretending this technology doesn’t exist doesn’t help anyone. Teaching students how to use AI properly while removing their ability to use AI to cheat on tests is going to be key for the education system.
That’s the same issue we already had with calculators, PCs, let alone the Internet everywhere on tiny devices. Nothing is different from the learning perspective: If you use a tool that does everything without needing you to understand anything… then you won’t learn anything.
Absolutely! So from the academic side we have to adjust and we have to be better, which is a lot of what is discussed in this article. Pretending this technology doesn’t exist doesn’t help anyone. Teaching students how to use AI properly while removing their ability to use AI to cheat on tests is going to be key for the education system.