Stephen Downes

As I read this article it once again occurs to me that access to AI levels a disparity that until now preserved an entrenched advantage for some people. Consider what Chris Kennedy says here: "I have never believed collaboration was cheating. When I wrote a newspaper column, my dad, a retired English teacher, was my unofficial copy desk. He proofread, edited, and offered suggestions on every draft. The byline was still mine because the ideas, voice, and final choices were mine." Now a lot of people - including me - never had this. Their parents, through no fault of their own, were not in a position to offer this sort of assistance. I wonder how an entire lifetime of 'doing it on my own' schooling shaped me, as compared to those who were 'collaborating' at how and with the help of others from day one. AI changes this utterly.