The biggest risk of AI could be to ‘shortcut’ the learning process for young people, but others caution that if AI is not embraced, a skills gap will emerge
Much of the public conversation about artificial intelligence in education has focused on the perils of plagiarism – students using AI tools, such as ChatGPT, to write convincing essays that they pass off as their own, and academic institutions, in turn, deploying AI tools to try to catch these cheats.
Much of this is, for now, US-based but not all. And it is inevitable that such tools will become more widely available, including in Europe. Emily DeJeu, assistant teaching professor of business management communication at Carnegie Mellon University, notes that there is further research to show that low performers “get a significant boost” when using the guidance powered by AI. “It fills in their gaps; it makes them more productive,” she says.
As well as helping students directly, AI can be wielded by educators themselves. It has the ability to help generate personalised learning plans, and prepare individualised assessments. New, up-and-coming tools include the lesson planner MagicSchool, which says it has two million educators signed up, and Pressto, which will generate writing prompts for teachers based on the subject topics or level they want. Merlyn Mind is another an AI-powered assistant that teachers can use in the classroom.
But, to some, the biggest risk is to the learning process. DeJeu says that, as students become increasingly used to relying on technology from a young age, AI tools could mean they are “shortcutting” learning.
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