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Chris Moellering's avatar

Well, not to sound like a total cynic, but I think part of the answer to the "AI question" is money. Corporations like Google have invested massively in these technologies. Now it's time to figure out how to harvest some return on that investment. They also want to do that in a way that fits their larger business model.

Within this, perhaps, AI is just like self-driving cars. The more tasks google can automate for you, whether it's driving or writing a letter, the more time you have to search, swipe, and be monetized. None of that is about human flourishing.

Onto your question about how to capture and foster human creativity in the classroom. I think it starts with figuring our human ways to interact with students. Watching a teacher layout their points on a chalkboard is much more captivating than a series of PowerPoint slides. Even though, objectively, the slides may be more legible and shareable.

A teacher reading a story or a poem aloud to her class is more engaging that listening to a recording of someone else do it. Again, even if the other person is objectively a better reader. The teacher in the room is interactive, she is in touch with the class, and they are in touch with her.

These are just two examples, but I think they get at the "Bob Ross factor" you mentioned.

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Katerina Cernavska's avatar

Thank you, Jasin! Your article is spot on. Other day I was reading Houellebecq sharing his thoughts on Schopenhauer. I wonder if there is a place for human intuition in the post AI world? Could it be replaced by predictive analytics and data models? Collective reinforcement of ethical AI act must be safeguarding humanity.

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