"Is It Live or Is It Memorex?"
I keep showing my age through titles, but I just can not help it. This heading was from a commercial back when I was a kid and it draws me to the attention that AI, artificial intelligence, is getting now. "Is it live or is it generated?" I know nothing of AI prior to my reading about it from the resources provided. I have heard of it, seen or heard some news reports about it and how it may take over news anchor jobs or be available as a chat tool for libraries. In my exploration about AI, I reviewed an article out of Britannica Education, Real or AI Quiz: Can You Tell The Difference? I am not practicing directly with students right now, only to assist with book check-outs, renewals, or helping to find a book for a class assignment or for their own reading pleasure, but for future lesson instruction, I would use Britannica as a teachable source for a fun way to supplement learning about AI and general facts students should know and understand prior to using AI generated material.
I chose this article because I hope to work in a school library as the School Librarian and I like to supplement the students' learning with a fun and innovative format, in hopes that the instruction will be delivered in a fun, visual, interactive, non-traditional way, so that students' can take what they are learning in the classroom and practice it outside the classroom. What attracted me to this article was the deciphering of real v. AI generated images and the author points out what makes it an AI generated image and why. For visual learners or for both visual and reading text along with the visual aids, students are able to get a good idea or at least advanced knowledge of what kind of artifacts to look for in an image to tell if it could be real or generated. This image is more obvious, but it is a good example of how AI operates, it takes bits of information from the web and pieces it together to appear as something a human may have searched for in the search tool bar, or not so much, AI is not perfect.
As an aspiring School Librarian, I could see myself creating a presentation using this site as part of a lesson instruction. Just as School Librarians are educating students on fact-checking online news and social media information, this article provides AI generated images against the real images and presents it with the student choosing one of the images by hovering over the image and click on the one you think is the real image. Within this quiz, are other hyperlinks that students, teachers, and even parents of students could use for learning, teaching, or use as homework resources. Multiple, fun, short videos are available for quick tips for students as reminders on how to fact-check information, how to spot bad science reporting, and how to navigate the web efficiently. There is also teacher resources for high quality already completed lesson planning sheets, including what standards are being used and a "Test Before You Trust" sort of check-list that reminds a student what to look for in online information to distinguish if trustworthy source or not.
Affordances or Pros and Constraints or Challenges of Artificial Intelligence In Education
According to an article created by Walden University, 5 Pros and Cons of AI in the Education Sector, AI is utilized to create machines, systems, or software programs by performing tasks typically performed by human beings including reasoning, problem-solving, learning, perception, understanding natural language and making decisions (Walden University, date accessed 10/12/2024).
5 Constraints to AI:
Bias - AI is only as intelligent as it is programmed to be. If it is programmed with bias then responses from it are going to be biased. In education, if a biased AI tool is used for grading, students could receive lower grades based on their race or gender.
Errors - AI may generate misinformation. It should not be assumed that AI is accurate. The information may be outdated, include errors, or supply misinformation.
Cheating - Students may use ChatGPT to write essays, answer quiz questions, or do their homework. Students are supposed to modify, add, or change the AI responses so to increase accuracy and to avoid plagiarism.
Isolation - Interacting more with a software program rather than a teacher, may lead to isolation and disconnection.
Jobs - Some Educators are worried that AI will replace them in the workforce.
5 Affordances or Pros to AI:
Assistance - Teachers can save time by using AI to assist with generating lesson plans, student project ideas, and create quizzes.
Speed - If a student is stuck on an assignment while at home doing homework, the student can ask AI, for example, "What are the steps to solve for X in an equation?" or "What are some effective strategies to essay writing?"
Individualization - ChatGPT can quickly and easily translate materials to another language making it easier for students who speak another language to understand the assignments better. ChatGPT can also revise materials to suit grade levels and tailor student projects to the skills and interests of the student.
Context - Students may ask AI Tutor, questions from characters out of a book or novel and receive not only an accurate answer but an elegant and contextual response.
Personalization - AI may analyze student performance, recognizing where students need extra support to improve their learning experience.
My Personal Thoughts...
Even though AI has been around since the 1950's, as it was intended to be used is coming out now in 2024 with full force in the education world. What I have read so far, AI reminds me of when I was an Infant Car Seat Certified Instructor. I learned that car seats, that hold and protect one of our most precious human beings on the planet, were actually car accident tested post distribution to the sales floors of most baby stores. That is why sometimes we hear of recalls or unfortunate accidents after its been on the store shelves months after production. AI is similar in that it is taking and gathering information it's programmed to take, but I question, the outdated, biased, misinformation that could easily be missed by an uninformed or a student not doing due diligence and checking the information for accuracy. AI is here to stay and I imagine will only improve over time. However, I think the human brain, the world's first computer, cannot be beat. It may come close, but will not be beat.
Works Cited:
https://www.waldenu.edu/programs/education/resource/five-pros-and-cons-of-ai-in-the-education-sector
Oh my goodness I understood your title reference :)
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