The seminar today focused on AI and how it can be connected to the ever-changing world of teaching. This year has brought with it leaps and bounds of AI that are available to non-experts, Michael shared with us a list of places where AI is prevalent in our world:

  • Google maps
  • Spotify
  • Alexa & Siri
  • Social media algorithms
  • Self-driving cars
  • Grammarly
  • Google searches
  • Banking fraud alert

In my personal experience, Chat GPT has blown me away. In the past year, it has created such sophisticated writing, writing that is typically not copied word for word, delivers as many different results as you want, and is flexible in the style of writing. It has helped me in my daily life to create research questions, meal plans, calendars, and schedules; It really does seem to do it all! But how would Chat GPT describe itself?

“I’m an AI language model designed to understand and generate human-like text based on the input I receive. My primary function is to assist, answer questions, provide information, and engage in conversations on a wide range of topics. I don’t have personal experiences or feelings, but I’m here to help and share knowledge to the best of my ability!”

So, why does it matter to teachers? Pushing back on AI is not the future, we have to learn to use it as a tool. Taking away the cloud of uncertainty that surrounds AI is one great way to do that, learn all you can! Help students learn to love the journey and focus less on the product (the answer), maybe AI is a great tool but it can’t do everything a human can so celebrate that.