AI and Education

1. Pedagogy comes first - WHY are you using #AI, WHAT purpose is it for, HOW should you use it (hopefully responsibly) and WHEN should you use it. It is NOT a substitute. It is a tool to be used wisely.

2. Understand the skills loss that accompanies AI skills gains (and that associated with knowledge, learning and critical thinking). Think about educators workloads and the core purpose of their job (to educate not monitor or train AI outputs).

3. Understand the harms that AI can cause without sound policy - data sharing of sensitive information, bullying, loss of patience, future harms, over-reliance on AI, loss of social skills, etc. - Being human is a deeply messy thing and children need to accept that fact to become resilient and kind grown-ups.

4. Understand that AI use is blurred between entertainment, learning and communication. Why are we entertaining and gamifying eduction? What are the risks of the same? Especially in early childhood? Boredom is necessary for growth as it teaches us so much (like patience, mindfulness and creativity). Gamifying is detrimental after a point. WHO or WHICH governments and sectors are funding research in these areas? What does this mean for adults - does it lead to skills debt (or skills obsolescence?)

5. Parents, educators, policy makers and makers of AI need to be educated. WHO is funding societal education and ensuring that best practices are used? Very fragmented policies in this space .....

You should read the The Brookings Institution report by Mary Burns Rebecca Winthrop Natasha Luther Emma Venetis and Rida Karim - the authors say "Ultimately, we find that at this point in its trajectory, the risks of utilizing AI in education overshadow its benefits."

Report in the Link: https://www.brookings.edu/articles/a-new-direction-for-students-in-an-ai-world-prosper-prepare-protect/