The classroom has not changed much for over a century. A teacher at the front, rows of students who listen and a program defined by what is testable – not necessarily what is significant.
But AI, as the most powerful tool in the most powerful humanity has created in recent years, is about to break this model. Not with smarter software or a faster classification, but by forcing us to ask us: “What is the purpose of education in a world where machines could teach?”
HAS AI newsRather than speculating on distant future or relying on product announcements and Edtech offers, we started a conversation – with an AI. We asked him what he sees when he looks at the classroom, the teacher and the learner.
The following is a distilled version of this exchange, given here not as a technical analysis, but as a provocation.
The system cracks
Education is under pressure worldwide: teachers are overworked, students are disengaged and programs feel overwhelmed in a changing world. In this area, AI – not like a patch or a plug -in, but as a potential accelerator.
Our opening prompt: “”What roles could an AI play in education?“”
The answer was varied:
- Personalized learning course
- Smart tutorial systems
- Administrative efficiency
- Linguistic translation tools and accessibility
- Behavioral and emotional recognition
- Evolutionary and always available content delivery
These are characteristics of an educational system, its nuts and its bolts. But what about Meaning and ethics?
Defective by design?
A concern continued to resurface: bias.
We asked the AI: “If you are trained on the internet – and the Internet is the release of biased and imperfect human thought – does this not mean that your answers are also defective?”
AI has recognized logic. The bias is inherited. The inaccuracies, the distortions and the dead angles all travel from the teacher to the student. What IA learns, she learns from us, and she can reproduce our worst large -scale habits.
But we did not want to let the human teachers take down. So we asked: “Isn't the bias true for human educators too?”
AI agreed: human teachers are also shaped by the limits of their training, their culture and their experience. The two systems – AI and Man – are imperfect. But only humans can Think and take care.
This led us to a deeper question: if AI and humans can reproduce biases, why use AI at all?
Why use AI in education?
The AI described what it felt was its clear advantages, which seemed systemic rather than revolutionary. The aspect of personalized learning intrigued us – after all, doing things quickly and on a large scale is that software and computers are good.
We asked: “”How many data is necessary to effectively personalize learning?“”
The answer: it varies. But on a large scale, this could require gigabytes or even student data teraoctes – performance, preferences, feedback and longitudinal monitoring over the years.
Which raises his own question: “What do we exchange in terms of private life for this clarification?”
A personalized or fragmented future?
By putting aside the question of whether we are satisfied with the data of codified and ingested students, if each student received a tailor-made course plan, what happens to the shared learning experience?
Education has always been more than information. These are dialogue, debate, discomfort, empathy and meetings with other minds, not just mirror algorithms. The AI can adapt a study program, but it cannot recreate the unpredictable alchemy of a classroom.
We risk being mistaken personalization For connection.
“I use Chatgpt to provide more context (…) to plan, structure and compose my tests.” – James, 17, Ottawa, Canada.
The redesigned teacher
Where does that leave the teacher?
In the opinion of AI: released. Released from repetitive tasks and administrative overload, the teacher is able to spend more time guide, supervise and cultivate an important reflection.
But this requires a change in the state of mind – to provide knowledge to the conservation of wisdom. In general, part -time administrator, part -time teacher, to the collaborator in the classroom.
The AI will not replace teachers, but this could reveal what parts of teaching work have never been the most important.
“The main way that I use Chatgpt is either to help ideas when I plan an essay or to strengthen understanding during the revision.” – Emily, 16, Eastbourne College, United Kingdom.
What we teach then
So what do we want students to learn?
In a world rich in AI, important thinking, ethical reasoning and emotional intelligence increase in value. Ironically, the more intelligent our machines become, the more we will have to double what makes us human.
Maybe the ultimate lesson is not in what AI can teach us – but in what it cannot, or What he shouldn't even try.
Conclusion
The future of education will not be built by AI alone. This is our opportunity to modernize classrooms and reinvent them. Do not fear the machine, but to ask the biggest question: “What is learning in a world where all the knowledge is available?”
Whatever the answer, this is how we should teach afterwards.
(Image source: “major conference classes” by Kevin Dooley is under license under CC by 2.0))
See also: Has in education: balance promises and traps
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