The article discusses the rapid integration of large language models like ChatGPT in educational settings, highlighting the divided responses from professors and institutions. Some embrace these technologies while others resist, reminiscent of past debates over calculators and computers. The piece argues for the necessity of adaptation, stressing that technology often progresses faster than policy. It questions whether AI represents a similar disruption to prior innovations in education and emphasizes the potential for these tools to enhance learning if properly integrated.
This same cycle repeated in the 1990s with personal computers and the early internet. Critics feared that spell-check and copy-paste would erode writing skills.
Technology doesn't wait for policy, and as a current undergraduate student, I believe that the sooner schools catch up, the better we can use these tools to improve learning.
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