Reducing workload
It is common-sense thinking, but the worrying aspect for parents of today’s students and their future employers, is that we are all stumbling around trying to figure this out on the fly.We are barely working out how to use generative AI in the workplace yet, and if we are honest, a lot of the nifty early use cases are effectively about finding new ways to cut corners and get tasks done quickly.
The first illustration in this article for example was created by a professional illustrator, whereas the second was generated by your humble correspondent typing a single line prompt into OpenAI’s DALL.E 2.Some teachers know as much about AI as journalists know about how to draw good robot illustrations.
The NSW English Teachers Association, also made a thoughtful submission to the inquiry, which takes a glass half full perspective in suggesting AI could be a spur to update the way students are assessed. Saying we are still basing this “shamefully” around 19th century technology.