In this episode, the BigCheese AI Podcast is joined by a special guest, Kurt Beer, to discuss education in a post-AI era, focusing on the impact of AI on the future of education, including ethical considerations, the potential for personalized learning, and challenges related to data privacy.
Hosted by:
Sean Hise
Jacob Wise
Brandon Corbin
Guest:
Kurt Beer
Topics Covered:
Introduction to the new podcast studio and the setup.
The future of education intertwined with AI.
The discussion of the Bloom's Sigma II problem and the potential solution that AI-driven personalized tutoring poses.
Conversation on the challenges of large student-to-teacher ratios and how AI can help.
Illustrative examples from Star Trek and personal educational experiences relating to individualized education.
Exploring data privacy for students and schools, the importance of locally operating AI without compromising privacy.
The idea of a unified platform to condense numerous educational software applications.
The sobering reality of schools' procurement policies and the challenges they present to AI implementation.
The actual use of AI by students in education, including their perception and use of AI tools like ChatGPT.
Ethical dilemmas and real-life scenarios of AI-generated work being mistaken for plagiarism.
Brief conversation on the evolution of teaching styles, the role of teachers, and the involvement of students in group projects.
The critical aspect of teaching children how to learn and enabling students to find information on their own curiosity.
How various extracurricular activities like video games and project-based learning shaped the learning experiences of the hosts and the guest.
Relevant Quotes:
"The big holy grail has been the Bloom's Sigma II problem [...] if we can have an AI assistant or some kind of tutor supporting every single student, then there we go. That's where a lot of outcomes can be improved for students."
"What do you fear or what are you excited for your children when it comes to a world when now your kids are growing up not a post-internet era, but a post-AI era?"
"The problem in a K-12 setting [...] is that data is very sensitive. It's very protected."
"I would much rather have my son be using ChatGPT to [...] come up with some bullshit answer because he's having to go through and really think about how do I get ChatGPT to give me the kinds of answers that I want."
"How much is a student actually learning if they're able to utilize a tool like AI for a large portion of that workload?"
"It's great to see teachers who usually struggle with lesson planning say that you got me 80% of the way there like that. That's gold [...] more time with my students."
"It would be great to start getting kids where they're actually excited about educating themselves...teach those kids to go out and be fucking curious as hell."
Episode Conclusion: Giving kudos to teachers and students navigating the changing landscape of education with the integration of AI, highlighting the importance of curiosity, passion, and the personalized approach in teaching and learning. The conversation ended with humor and the recognition that this is new territory for everyone involved.
18 сен 2024
