

Episode 17: Back to School with AI Hype in Education (feat. Haley Lepp), September 22 2023
Oct 4, 2023
Stanford PhD student Haley Lepp joins Emily and Alex to discuss the hype around LLMs in education. They talk about reducing teacher workloads, increasing accessibility, and 'democratizing learning and knowing'. They also explore the devaluation of educator expertise and fatalism about LLMs in the classroom. Other topics include the University of Michigan's AI tools, blend of technical and socio-emotional skills, chat GPT in education, Microsoft's AI-generated article mishap, ethics of AI-generated content, and tech power in San Francisco.
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Introduction
00:00 • 2min
University of Michigan's Suite of AI Tools for Equity, Accessibility, and Privacy
02:09 • 15min
Blend of Technical Competencies and Socio-emotional Skills
17:11 • 20min
The Future of Education with Chat GPT
36:44 • 12min
Microsoft's AI-Generated Article Mocked for Recommending Ottawa Food Bank as a Tourist Attraction
48:42 • 2min
Ethics of AI-generated content and responsible AI in pornography
50:19 • 5min
Exploring Tech Power in San Francisco and the Resurfacing of a Controversial Preprint on Millipedes
55:31 • 2min
AI in the News
57:29 • 4min