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"There’s a new agentic AI called Einstein that will, according to its
developers, live the life of a student for them. Einstein’s website claims that
the AI will attend lectures for you, write your papers, and even log into
EdTech platforms like Canvas to take tests and participate in discussions.
Educators told me that Einstein is just one of many AI tools that can do
homework for students, but should be seen as a warning to schools that are
increasingly seen by students as a place to gain a diploma and status as
opposed to the value of education itself.
If an AI can go to school for you what’s the point of going to school? For
Advait Paliwal, Brown dropout and co-creator of Einstein, there isn’t one. “I
think about horses,” he said. “They used to pull carriages, but when cars came
around, I'd argue horses became a lot more free,” he said. “They can do
whatever they want now. It would be weird if horses revolted and said ‘no, I
want to pull carriages, this is my purpose in life.’”
But humans aren’t horses. “This is much bigger than Einstein,” Matthew
Kirschenbaum told
404 Media. “Einstein is symptomatic. I doubt we’ll be
talking about Einstein, as such, in a year. But it’s symptomatic of what’s
about to descend on higher ed and secondary ed as well.”"
Via Cass M.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
