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Baz's avatar
Apr 22Edited

Life is short, Mike please, no more AI generated music.

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Mike Freedman's avatar

Okay Baz, I'll try to control myself next time. I went a bit heavy on it in this one because it made me laugh.

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Baz's avatar

On students - I don’t think we should worry too much about AI assisted students cheating with work or exam papers. That’s something that they’ve always done isn’t it? (hope those ethics students got busted though!)

AI if anything makes it easier to spot.

No, there’s a universal law which I think remains true, genuine talent will always show above those who merely tread water.

Maybe we just need to reframe how we judge our young people’s capabilities.

Exams are so last century man. 😉

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Mike Freedman's avatar

I'm open to the suggestion that some of the discontent around AI in the classroom is a typical 'new thing' moral panic, but from reading what long-serving teachers and professors have written, and the studies being published, it seems valid to me to say that there is, at least in part, a shift in terms of the intensity, quality, and depth of training that students undergo, as well as a drag on the available time of teachers who are forced into a policing role rather than being free to focus on pedagogy.

Talent may rise, and re-evaluating what an education needs to be in this new age is reasonable, and cheating has always taken place, but I'm willing to hear what teachers seem to be saying, pleading even, to do with literacy, attentiveness, honesty, and a passion for learning rather than passing.

None of this makes younger people 'worse' than previous generations in any fundamental way, but circumstances and technology definitely appear to be playing a role in changes that could have lasting consequences for them, and for society and culture more broadly.

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Baz's avatar

Agree totally with technology shaping outcomes/behaviours in ways not foreseen.

Didn’t mean to sound cynical about AI’s use in education. I’m not poo pooing teachers’ experiences in the classroom-but haven’t we always been a bit down on emerging generation’s attitudes not aligning with the established norms? I’ve been quite impressed with the youth and their insights into understanding the world, outside the classroom of course.

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Mike Freedman's avatar

I'm with you, Baz.

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Harris freedman's avatar

Good one Mike!

"...is our children learning?"

"no they isn't!"

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