surely we can teach the children how to ethically use this product designed for unethical use by unethical people

I am reminded of the consultant urologist, Dr Nick Burns-Cox. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

If you can figure out how to give a one year old an age appriopriate understanding of polo you've probably earned this insane salary....

Glynne (relatively) succinctly articulates many of my own misgivings about HEI responses to AI. Plus some uncharacteristic optimism: ‘We may even see universities boasting, “Our degrees are hard; some people fail”’ We shall see… substack.com/@glynnewilli...

“Another way of looking at it: the skills of 37% of graduates are underused at work.” 💯

"Next year, I’m going back to closed-computer, hand-written summaries and in-person essay-based exams. It is less efficient. My students may not thank me. I’m OK with both." @drkorica.bsky.social of @ieseg.fr explains why she banning #AI in class: ow.ly/qbXe50WkTLj #edusky #academicsky #teaching

“GenAI can simulate all of the steps: it can summarize readings, pull out key concepts, draft text, and even generate ideas for discussion. But that would be like going to the gym and asking a robot to lift weights for you.”

This is very much a thing. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

If you told people in other countries that 1 year was far too long for an apprenticeship, they’d look at you oddly. Risk here is we get more ‘apprenticeships’ but don’t tackle 26% fall in employer training since 2005. Lesson of history: don’t water down definition of apprenticeship.

I think this stark graph explains part of the productivity problem...

I'm no AI expert, but this does seem like pretty dystopian stuff.

Cabin crew: Is there a Dr on board? Me: I am a Dr Cabin crew: Thank God. We have a question about the 18th century textile trade in Northern Africa Me: Ah. I'm afraid my PhD is in the ceramics of Northern Europe, 1672 - 1701

So. Here we are. *Looks around, whistles awkwardly*. Any recommendations for who to follow are gratefully received. 👍