Stephen Downes

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This article feels to me like it was written mostly by AI, since it lacks a conciseness and precision that would accompany a human trying to make the same point with less effort. But it does make the very good point (with some pretty lame examples) that educators are focused on exactly the wrong questions about AI. "The real question isn't whether to allow students to use AI, or how to plug it into instruction. The real question is: How do we prepare students for a world where machines can think?" Schools won't stay the same. "What replaces the old system will not simply be a more digital version of the same thing. Structurally, schools may move away from rigid age-groupings, fixed schedules, and subject silos." Anyhow, read the article if you must - though it just goes on and on and on making the same point in different ways. But don't skip over the lesson. Via Miguel Guhlin.

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