

#161 AI Is Going to Upend Public Education. Or Maybe Not
4 snips Aug 8, 2023
Larry Cuban, historian, predicts that AI will join a long list of overhyped tech 'silver bullets' that have fallen short of the promised utopia. Cuban argues that tech boosters oversell because they don’t understand teaching's reliance on human connection. The podcast explores the limitations of AI language models, skepticism towards AI's impact in classrooms, the enduring tradition of hope and criticism in education, the potential impact of AI on writing assignments, and the cycle of over-promising in education technology.
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Introduction
00:00 • 2min
The Limitations of AI Language Models and the Question of Original Thinking
01:31 • 3min
AI in Classrooms: Debunking the Hype
04:27 • 23min
The Enduring Tradition of Hope and Criticism in American Public Education
27:18 • 4min
The Impact of AI on Writing Assignments and the Complexity of Teaching
31:42 • 2min
The Cycle of Over-Promising and Under-Delivering in Education Technology
33:25 • 12min