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In reply to the discussion: Everyone Is Cheating Their Way Through College (James D. Walsh, NYMag. Horrifying read on ChatGPT destroying education) [View all]madville
(7,829 posts)56. AI is going to take many of their jobs
        Kind of cutting out the middleman (the human) like corporations are going to do in the coming years.
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                        Everyone Is Cheating Their Way Through College (James D. Walsh, NYMag.  Horrifying read on ChatGPT destroying education) [View all]
							highplainsdem
							May 2025
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        Good for her.  And the teachers I've discussed this with know that oral exams (or a talk with the student
        highplainsdem
        May 2025
        #20
      
        
        Don't forget--this cheating will impact those who enter medical school, law school and others...
        hlthe2b
        May 2025
        #4
      
        
        I remember you praising Grok before (it isn't Groc; never heard of an AI named Groc, but Twitter/X has Grok).
        highplainsdem
        May 2025
        #12
      
        
        I've seen surveys of students indicating that most of them do consider the use of AI
        highplainsdem
        May 2025
        #32
      
        
        There's nothing truly artistic or creative in having an image generator spit out lots of options and
        highplainsdem
        May 2025
        #50
      
        
        I've played with image generators.  I know how little control words give the AI user over the image created by
        highplainsdem
        May 2025
        #60
      
        
        I don't disparage photography and never have.  But I consider genAI unethical, antithetical to creativity,
        highplainsdem
        May 2025
        #67
      
        
        Photography would never have been considered art if, instead of capturing an image of what's in front of it,
        highplainsdem
        May 2025
        #70
      
        
        You are being very clear that your understanding of AI as part of the creative process is as simplistic,
        Ms. Toad
        May 2025
        #74
      
        
        A camera captures an image of something real in front of the camera.  It captures and records
        highplainsdem
        May 2025
        #75
      
        
        If you've never tried to generate an artistic image via an AI prompt, you might want to give it a try
        LearnedHand
        May 2025
        #59
      
        
        I've used image generators.  And I know that no matter what the prompt is, it not only doesn't provide
        highplainsdem
        May 2025
        #61
      
        
        Yes.  There've been recommendations of going back to handwritten exams using blue books since
        highplainsdem
        May 2025
        #15
      
        
        And some teachers think they should be allowed to use AI to grade their students.  Sigh.
        highplainsdem
        May 2025
        #21
      
        
        Unless you're Trump, then each of your ghostwriters and test-takers can have 20 pencils.
        JustABozoOnThisBus
        May 2025
        #29
      
        
        It isn't "theirs" and can never be theirs if they're just altering what a chatbot gave them.
        highplainsdem
        May 2025
        #13
      
        
        The future of America is being made from the ignorance of so called instructors like this.
        live love laugh
        May 2025
        #42
      
        
        I've heard that one tell for AI is AI likes to use dashes in their writing, like colleagues--especially & power--have
        FSogol
        May 2025
        #71
      
        
        By 25 years ago, TV was already taking.up more of kids' time than it had been 10-20 years earlier.
        highplainsdem
        May 2025
        #38
      
        
        You sound like a real teacher, not just a placeholder standing in front of a class. Bravo.
        erronis
        May 2025
        #28
      
        
        there is the incentive to pile up degrees and credentials to get a jump in the hiring process
        Demovictory9
        May 2025
        #54
      
        
        "I spend so much time on TikTok," she said. "Hours and hours, until my eyes start hurting, which makes it hard to plan
        Demovictory9
        May 2025
        #55
      
        
        this is kind of hilarious:  students in her Ethics and Tech class  used AI to respond to "Briefly introduce yourself and
        Demovictory9
        May 2025
        #57
      
        
        "Massive numbers of students are going to emerge from university with degrees, and into the workforce, who are essentia
        Demovictory9
        May 2025
        #58
      
        
        It's so depressing that it has been happening so fast. I knew it would hurt education, but didn't expect
        highplainsdem
        May 2025
        #65