Do Chatbots Really Belong in Schools? w/ Tom Mullaney
05 28 26
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Do Chatbots Really Belong in Schools?
Tom Mullaney
Notes
Generative AI is making its way into many parts of society, and schools are no different. Tom Mullaney joins Paris Marx to discuss how generative AI has been adopted in K-12 education and the many concerns it presents for students and teachers.
Guest
Tom Mullaney is a high school social studies teacher in the suburbs of Philadelphia.
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Links
- Here is the New Yorker article on AI in schools.
- For those looking for a refresher on Weizenbaum and ELIZA.
- Here is the paper “On the Dangers of Stochastic Parrots: Can Language Models Be Too Big”.
- For those curious about the Canvas breach.
- Students have been booing pro-AI speeches and AI presence in graduation ceremonies.
- xAI is facing a lawsuit for polluting Black neighborhoods.