Posted 1/11/2024, 1:57:26 PM
AI's Promise and Perils in Education: Customization Needed for Widespread Adoption
- AI tools like ChatGPT sparked initial excitement but hit roadblocks in widespread education adoption
- Education specialists have advantages over tech giants in effectively applying AI, through pedagogy expertise and existing relationships
- Companies are developing customized AI models trained on their educational content to embed in familiar products
- Realizing AI's potential will require educating teachers on the tech and addressing budgets, jobs impact and cheating threats
- If done right, AI could enable Bloom's 1984 vision of mass individualized tutoring to improve and equalize student outcomes