Stephen Downes

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The purpose of this post is mostly to note the existence of this article (12 page PDF), as the characterization of potential issues associated with AI doesn't raise questions that haven't been raised before (see here for a complete list). But it's a good source for people to cite if they need the obligatory version of reference for their literature review. I do note, however, the length Neil Selwyn goes to in order to argue that AI faces some hard limitations in the future, quoting things like, for example, "AI can't predict how a child's life will turn out even with a ton of data." It's not a criticism of AI to argue that it's not God. Neither are most people. He also says, "we are now faced with the challenge of engaging with the complex problem of how to make different use of AI technologies for more just education outcomes." Well, that's one objective, and one way to be ethical. But the possibilities are not exhausted with this one perspective.

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