On Generative AI

Some educators have been dreaming of technology that would solve all the problems of education. Instead, what has come true is the student dream of solving all assignment and exam problems.

Not a day goes by without a new article, a podcast or a fresh set of policy recommendations on how to deal with generative AI. Schools and school districts talk of ChatGPT-proofing their classrooms. Unions are on strike to shock-proof their jobs, the future jobs of the same gleeful students, against this supposedly chatting, painting and conjuring ‘wonder’ that is generative  AI. Yes, all this while some experts are warning about the end of the world.
We hope this chapter helps you make sense of this tumultuous technology, its possible advantages and shortcomings.