Artificially Intelligent Chatbots Will Not Replace Teachers

Photo caption: “Even when it comes to providing right answers, chatbots have an extremely high error rate. People extolling these AI’s virtues are overlooking how often they get things wrong.” Photo credit: Getty Images. Article by Steven Singer. Common Dreams – December 7, 2022.

Education pundits are a lot like the guy in the “Distracted Boyfriend” meme. They’re walking with teachers but looking around at the first thing possible to replace them. This weekend it’s AI chatbots. If you’ve ever had a conversation with Siri from Apple or Alexa from Amazon, you’ve interacted with a chatbot. Bill Gates already invested more than $240 million in personalized learning and called it the future of education. […]

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