Stephen Downes

Knowledge, Learning, Community

The main message in this post boild down to "I don't object to a single thing about AI itself – it is just another tool and tools have their uses... What is objectionable is that corporations like OpenAI are treating education as just another marketplace and students as just another commodity." Of course, this is a concern with or without AI. It's a concern about the privatization of education generally. AI, like most tech, just makes it easier.

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