Does cheating matter? Of course it does. But with the assistance of AI tools like ChatGPT, humans can now supplement their own ability to think and write by having a computer think and write for them. Is this good for humanity? How should the educational world adapt? Come learn with Sean, Joe, and Brian about ChatGPT, its implications for education and intellectual growth, and ways it can be meaningfully applied in learning and in life.

Links and further reading

ChatGPT: https://chat.openai.com/

What people are saying about ChatGPT:

• https://www.linkedin.com/posts/dagonyclark_chatgpt-experiments-activity-7005963281668399106-OZCy?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop
• https://www.linkedin.com/posts/dagonyclark_artificialintelligence-future-activity-7006698632687067136-PHZx?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop
• https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/12/26/upshot/chatgpt-child-essays.html
• https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/21/technology/ai-chatgpt-google-search.html
• https://www.businessinsider.com/google-management-issues-code-red-over-chatgpt-report-2022-12
• https://www.cnbc.com/2022/12/13/chatgpt-is-a-new-ai-chatbot-that-can-answer-questions-and-write-essays.html

Lensa (AI illustration app): https://time.com/6240648/lensa-ai-psychology-behind/

A few of Sean’s Lensa avatars: https://photos.app.goo.gl/YPfNS3WDeRMDzX6Z7

DALL-E (AI image generator): https://labs.openai.com/

And seems like it’s a good thing we didn’t let DALL-E make our cover art: https://labs.openai.com/s/DRZVLx1B4TyPaG6TJrdhbo2Q

And finally, here’s ChatGPT’s synopsis of our episode based on its transcription. Kinda like we were saying: solid B work.

We started by talking about how AI can be used to assess students' understanding and knowledge. We discussed the importance of both high level and low level understanding, and how chat GPT can be used to test for understanding without requiring writing ability. However, we also acknowledged that writing is a way to express and confront one's understanding, and that being able to both understand and express ideas is important. We also talked about the challenges of using chat GPT and AI in education, such as the possibility of cheating and the need to change the way we assess students' knowledge. We also touched on the importance of coherent thought and the decline of writing skills in students. Finally, we discussed the potential of using chat GPT and AI as a tool for dialectical thinking and the Socratic method, as well as the importance of considering how AI is used and the potential for extension versus replacement of human thinking.

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