My son is using AI fairly extensively for a project he is working on (not related to education). He says that the more he works with it, the more it wants to confirm what the is saying. He says that he frequently has to tell it to not be confirming, because he needs someone to argue with and bounce ideas off of. I can't imagine how AI teaching can be that helpful in the long run if it works to make the user feel good, rather than challenge them.
Thank you! He pretended to be concerned about education but he was only helping his bottom line. In the end, he did serious harm to education with his ignorance and arrogance. They predicted radio could replace teachers. The video. Then online education. Now chatbots. It’s all nonsense because learning is a social process. We do it the way we do it because this is hoow humans need to learn. But it doesn’t make them money so they insist on being ‘disruptors’ and seeing how much they can make with it. Ultimately, people like Gates have shown they are happy with the idea of society where we do not meet the needs of any citizens, and only a few people count and the masses don’t need healthcare or teachers because they’re starving and dying of disease. They are worse than useless. If we care about the human future, we should never take their advice except perhaps to do the opposite of what they recommend.
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My son is using AI fairly extensively for a project he is working on (not related to education). He says that the more he works with it, the more it wants to confirm what the is saying. He says that he frequently has to tell it to not be confirming, because he needs someone to argue with and bounce ideas off of. I can't imagine how AI teaching can be that helpful in the long run if it works to make the user feel good, rather than challenge them.
I’ve found this too, in my job. Initially I’d get helpful or useful responses, but they got worse over time for exactly the reason you son spotted.
Thank you! He pretended to be concerned about education but he was only helping his bottom line. In the end, he did serious harm to education with his ignorance and arrogance. They predicted radio could replace teachers. The video. Then online education. Now chatbots. It’s all nonsense because learning is a social process. We do it the way we do it because this is hoow humans need to learn. But it doesn’t make them money so they insist on being ‘disruptors’ and seeing how much they can make with it. Ultimately, people like Gates have shown they are happy with the idea of society where we do not meet the needs of any citizens, and only a few people count and the masses don’t need healthcare or teachers because they’re starving and dying of disease. They are worse than useless. If we care about the human future, we should never take their advice except perhaps to do the opposite of what they recommend.
Very true. Mr Gates is on a promo tour for AI to drive up his net worth. His message is false and his vision is toxic.
Ai tutors will replace human teachers like zoom meetings replaced in person meetings. Both will be hated and found worthless! 😉
Thank you, as always, for your clear-eyed eloquence. Nailed it.