Hopefully this isn't too much of a grandpa story...I was recounting this to some folks this week, when we were talking about the impact of AI on education. In general, now, folks I talk to in the educational space are starting to embrace and work with AI.
Yes, I am not sure if it is true or just a meme, but I remember that picture of an old article complaining about students using a paper instead of slate and chalk to do their work and how they are missing out on the valuable lessons of caring for and cleaning a slate board. Every generation it seems is destined to resist what is new and uncertain. I hear a lot of it in my work, about AI output, halucinations, limitations, etc.
In defense of the teachers, they may have just wanted the students to reap the benefits of handwriting. It does create some brain connections typing doesn't, after all... (I very much prefer typing, but switch to handwriting when stuck, and for one reason or another it often helps!)
Yes, I am not sure if it is true or just a meme, but I remember that picture of an old article complaining about students using a paper instead of slate and chalk to do their work and how they are missing out on the valuable lessons of caring for and cleaning a slate board. Every generation it seems is destined to resist what is new and uncertain. I hear a lot of it in my work, about AI output, halucinations, limitations, etc.
In defense of the teachers, they may have just wanted the students to reap the benefits of handwriting. It does create some brain connections typing doesn't, after all... (I very much prefer typing, but switch to handwriting when stuck, and for one reason or another it often helps!)
Not sure if there is any parallel with AI here :D