A Balanced Approach
It’s not enough for technology to help us do things better. We have to make sure it’s helping us do better things. Continue reading A Balanced Approach
Tag: artificial intelligence
Should We Stop Using AI in School?
Generative artificial intelligence has been with us for a little over three years now. At the time, I called ChatGPT “astonishing” and “revolutionary.” That’s high praise from me. It’s one of the very rare disrupters: it has the potential to change both the why and the what of school. Just like ubiquitous Internet access and Smartphones changed the purpose of school 15 years ago, AI … Continue reading Should We Stop Using AI in School?
AI Literacy
“Has your district implemented any AI literacy materials for staff and/or students?” It’s a reasonable question. I was in a virtual meeting with about 60 other educators earlier this week. We were talking about artificial intelligence, and how schools are working to embrace it, manage it, leverage it, govern it. It’s a working group. We’re trying to figure things out. There are no right answers. … Continue reading AI Literacy
What’s Next?
I was playing with Notebook LM a few weeks ago. This is an AI tool, developed by Google, that is supposed to help people interact with documents and resources. You can give it a bunch of content, and then summarize that content and ask questions about it. It has a cool feature that creates AI-generated audio overviews in a conversational, podcast-like format. So I fed … Continue reading What’s Next?
Not So Fast
I think I’m doing it wrong. Lately, I’ve been using both Google’s Gemini and ChatGPT for my generative AI needs. I recently posed this question to both: Gemini told me I would land in Los Angeles at 6:25 PM local time on July 30. ChatGPT told me I would land in Los Angeles at 6:25 AM on July 31. This is a real scenario, and … Continue reading Not So Fast
What Should We Do About AI?
Artificial Intelligence is here. It’s embedded in the tools we use every day. There’s no practical way to block it in schools, and there’s no reliable method for detecting its use. We know our students are going to use it whether we want them to or not, and we know that there are lots of issues around privacy, safety, ethics, and security that we should … Continue reading What Should We Do About AI?
The Fundamental Realities of AI
There are not many transformative technologies. In my role, I’ve become desensitized to the hype of new technologies. Yes, I know. This new shiny thing is going to revolutionize the way we live our lives. It’s going to redefine public education. It will fundamentally change the way humans interact with each other. Sure. But next year, there will be a new shiny thing and we’ll … Continue reading The Fundamental Realities of AI
If Only
Last week, I attended an Artificial Intelligence forum sponsored by OhioX and InnovateOhio. The event included a couple demonstrations, including one on how AI can be used for marketing, and one on Microsoft’s approach to AI. But the primary focus of the event was two panel discussions: healthcare and education. The healthcare discussion consisted of representatives from Cleveland Clinic, University Hospital, and Pandata, a company … Continue reading If Only
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