Have you ever thought what the world may look like with AI? Some of the leading thinkers of our day have much to say in how AI will change the way we think, work, and live. Though we cannot change how AI learns we can make decisions as to which courses of action we are willing to accept or reject. I find this topic very important since we need to consider how we want to build AI and what tasks we are willing to give up with its presence. Is it possible to pay work through ethical and professional work practice? Imagine how that would transform the teaching industry; what AI could do for our students; as well as how the classroom environment would change. To make things a bit easier for our eyes, I have provided a youtube video to watch. It is well worth the 16 minutes of your time.
The thinkers include Micho Kaku, Sophia (actual AI), Max Tagmark, Luis Perez-Breva, Jochua Bach, and Steve Pinker. They all weigh in on the logic concerning the AI question, is it friend or foe. The conclusion to this argument may indeed shock you. If we as society can overcome the fear of AI, I believe it will become much easier to have a discussion, particularly in how AI can assist and revolutionize the classroom. Please post your thoughts below.
One of the things I found most interesting in the video is that the many of the experts are projecting their own views on human intelligence onto what artificial intelligence will become. Ambitious, driven, competitive individuals like Elon Musk are applying those same drivers to artificial intelligence. All AI, even the general AI mentioned in the video will need to have a goal to achieve in order to learn and improve, call it motivation to anthropomorphize it. As mentioned, it will be up to humanity to be the intelligent design behind AI and ensure the motivations are benevolent to humanity which is the point Stephen Pinker was getting to in his segment. One of the concept that the doomsayers to not included in their discussions of AI is free will. An intelligent and conscious artificial being does not by default have free will, that will be bestowed upon it by it’s maker, humanity. If we are reckless enough to create an organism that is potential harmful to humanity and give it free will, maybe that will be Darwinism in the extreme.
This is really a very frontier and promising technology. To me, AI is changing the world now. I can imagine that one day, perhaps 10 or 15 years later, a 2-year-old asks questions to AIs and gets answers, that one day, a 13-year-old argues with Ai about a newly generated idea and sees the potential results. AI with its deep learning could grow with the children, and provide customized education to children.
However, should we apply AI to education? This is something we need to think about. Education is not only about knowledge and skills, but also about mindset and value system. Are we willing to educate our children to be entirely logical and rational human being? Do emotion and consciousness count? There was a survey conducted (I know I need to find out the citation, I will do so later) before on what kind of job is least possible to be replaced by AI. Teachers are one of them. I guess that is the reason.
Hi Brittany,
Thank you for sharing that video, it’s excellent. Elon Musk says that “AI should maximize our freedom of action,” and Luis Perez-Breva says we are “making computers better partners,” are two points that really resonated with me.
Administrators, teachers, and students all have very busy days. Throughout the day we are all making a thousand small decisions, adaptations, maintaining relationships, and many more. AI in education could take some of the pressure off.
AI can assist teachers with making decisions regarding curriculum, lesson planning, creating differentiated learning, and sifting through data. Imagine if our virtual assistant was able to sift through tests and notify you that maybe a lot students had trouble with particular questions; maybe spending too much time on it, or skipping and saving it until the end. It takes a lot of time for a teacher to unpack and understand all that data. The AI can find patterns quicker.
I also mentioned in a previous comment that both the teachers and students can have virtual assistants that communicate with each other: reminders can be automatically sent; the AI can give the student a nudge on what to study or to narrow down homework for a particular topic; the opportunities would be endless.
I recently read and commented on this post about a virtual teaching assistant: https://blogs.ubc.ca/etec523/2020/08/01/a3-teach-assist-the-virtual-teaching-assistant-teachers-need/ It’s a very good post, website, and premise.
With the help of AI during our work day, or school day, it leaves us with the time and energy to do our jobs more efficiently. Most importantly spend time with our family, friends, and the hobbies we love after.
I also wholeheartedly agree with the conclusion to the argument!