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AI in Education Mission
A big question is being discussed in schools
across the globe: Should we use AI In
education? This question is important to
debate because AI can affect how you learn
and how schools operate. It's like deciding
whether to use a new tool in class - it has
to be helpful and safe for everyone.
Why some say yes to AI in Education:
Personalized Learning: AI can help
create just the right lessons for each
student. If you're good at math but need
help with history, AI can adjust to help you
where you need it most.
24/7 Help: AI doesn't sleep, so it can help
you with questions anytime, even at night!
Fun Learning: AI can make learning more
fun with cool games and interactive lessons.
Why some say no to AI in Education:
Privacy Issues: AI needs a lot of data
to work well, which means it collects
information about students. Some people
worry about how this data is used and if it's
kept safe.
Less Human Interaction: Learning from
a computer is different from learning from
a teacher. Some worry that students might
miss out on the personal connection and
support that teachers provide.
Fairness: AI can sometimes be biased,
meaning it might not treat everyone
equally. This can happen if the data it learns
from isn't diverse enough.
REFLECT: What do you think? Does
the good outweigh the concerns?
TRY: Hold a debate about AI in
education. Divide the class into
two teams: one supporting the
use of AI in education and one opposing
it. Each team researches and prepares
their arguments, focusing on points like
personalized learning and privacy concerns.
Assign roles for speakers, set rules for the
debate, and have a moderator to keep
things on track. After the debate, the
audience can ask questions and vote on
the most convincing team.
History of AI
Though many think of Artificial Intelligence as a recent development,
the ideas behind AI, as well as the earliest signs of it, predate what
many assume.
Though the ability to create artificial intelligence through computers is
new, the idea of creating intelligent beings themselves isn't. Starting
in ancient Greece and other earlier parts of history, ancient myths and
stories often featured artificial beings with human-like intelligence.
Many of these feature gods creating or giving life to the beings, though
some involve humans creating them.
In the 1940s and 1950s, long after the creation of these legends,
scientists began to seriously consider the creation of " thinking "
machines, as the invention of the computer opened up numerous
new possibilities. In 1956, a workshop at Dartmouth College
initiated the field of AI research, coining the term " artificial
intelligence " for the first time. The pioneers of AI believed they could
develop human-like AI within a generation and received substantial
funding to achieve this goal.
In the 1960s and 1970s, they made some notable progress, like
creating programs to solve math problems and play chess. However,
the results fell short of their expectations and took longer than
anticipated, leading to a funding cut in the mid-1970s, which slowed
the progress. In the 1980s, there was another surge in AI, but it
encountered similar challenges, leading to a loss of funding. These
times were known as the " AI winters. "
By the mid-1990s, AI research picked up again and started improving.
Around 2011, deep learning made AI much more powerful, thanks to
better computers and more data. Now, AI can do things like recognize
faces, understand speech, and even drive cars.
Large language models have recently made AI even more impressive
and accessible to the public. This has made AI a big part of today's
world, with many people working on improving it and making careers
out of it.
In the past few years, large language models have made AI even
more impressive and accessible to the public. This has made AI and
its many subfields a big part of today's world, with many people
working on improving it and even making careers out of it.
Sources: Kiddle Encyclopedia: Artificial Intelligence, History of AI and AI:15 Key Moments in
The Story of Artificial Intelligence by BBC

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