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Educational outcomes tank when computers are introduced to classrooms. It absolutely follows that AI as a tutoring application is bad for society. https://fort

• Marha01 3mo ago
  > Educational outcomes tank when computers are introduced to classrooms. Correlation does not necessarily mean causation.
  • forgetfreeman 3mo ago
    Fair, but when presented with a situation where one side of an argument has evidence and the other has baseless assertions the choice is rather plain.
• lern_too_spel 3mo ago
  It does not follow that anything produced by an electronic computational device is bad for children or society. I've personally seen computers teach children barely two years old to read.
  • forgetfreeman 3mo ago
    Anecdote < Data. Studies consistently show declines in every trackable metric associated with education when computational devices are introduced to the process. Until actual data is presented that contradicts these findings there's no grounds for rational debate.
    • lern_too_spel 3mo ago
      > Studies consistently show declines in every trackable metric associated with education when computational devices are introduced to the process. They're doing it wrong, just as the incentives in the classroom are wrong (to increase a number showing how many children meet some artificially low standard of competency). The rational debate comes from the hundreds of people who are doing it right on their own. These days, all the top chess players practice with an engine. All the top mathletes use AoPS tools. It's the same across every academic field, and the level at which the top is performing is far beyond what it was before computers were introduced. The amount of effort it would take to teach a barely two year old to read is far beyond what most parents have to give, but with an electronic device patiently saying letter sounds whenever an infant interacts with letters, it's trivial.
      • forgetfreeman 3mo ago
        I look forward to your nomination for Secretary of Education since you appear to have a handle on something trained professionals on two continents backed by billion dollar industries have failed to master.
        • lern_too_spel 3mo ago
          I already told you that their incentives are wrong. Meanwhile, the people training the elite in any field use computers extensively and have been doing so for years.