Teach with expert insights on AI, curated by your trusty Teacher’s AIde

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Good morning and welcome back to Teacher's AIed, where our superpower is keeping a straight face when a student claims the dog really did eat their homework – which was in a Google Doc.

Here’s what we have for you today:

• Listen to This: “How AI Could Spark Fundamental Shifts in Education.”

• AI - Explain Yourself!

• New Report on Gen Z AI Usage

Listen to This: “How AI Could Spark Fundamental Shifts in Education.”

Generative AI will reshape Education as we know it.

But when?

Well, just like the physical height of students in a 7th classroom, there’s quite a spread.

Though extreme, the idea of advanced AI systems being available to students in just two years is shocking! When I first heard this, I couldn’t believe it!

If you’re like me, you realize there is much to be done before we are ready for superhuman intelligent AI.

This was just one of many fascinating points from a recent EdSurge Podcast:

Give it a listen and share with us your thoughts by emailing [email protected].

AI - Explain Yourself!

Generative AI can tell you who won the Oscar for Best Actress in 2013, but not in 2023. Why is that?

In this segment, we will ask Generative AI to explain itself. Why does it work the way that it does?

Let’s talk about its knowledge base. Unlike a human that can easily learn new knowledge, AI’s knowledge is limited to the data on which it is trained.

I asked ChatGPT for an analogy to explain this:

So, what is ChatGPT trained on? What is its data set?

The last knowledge base update for ChatGPT 3.5 (the free version), was in January 2022, so any knowledge after that is as unknown as calculus is to a 3rd grader.

So, for some questions, the age-old adage of “Google it” might truly be better than “ask ChatGPT.”

New Report on Gen Z AI Usage

“Four in five (79%) online teenagers aged 13-17 now use generative AI tools and services,” according to a recent study completed in the UK.

That includes a wide range of AI tools - everything from ChatGPT to SnapchatAI.

The study further found that “most simply use generative AI for fun (58%), a third use it for work (33%) while a quarter (25%) turn to it for help with their studies.”

Using technology is simply second nature for members of Gen Z: people roughly in the 11-26 age range.

That’s all we have for you today!

We want to hear your burning questions about AI in your classroom!

What are you wondering about? What would you learn more about if you had more time to research?

Think of our team as YOUR Teacher’s AIed - there’s no task too small that we aren’t willing to help out with…well, maybe not taking on the daily battle with the copy machine.

Let us know in the comments or by contacting us at [email protected].

Class dismissed!

Lewis Poche & Kourtney Bradshaw-Clay