I see there is a feature on the sidebar of my post writing page called ‘Improve with AI.’ I am not sure I want the improvement. I have a feeling this is not like the old typo correcting editors of the past.
It’s not that I think my writing is so perfect. It’s just that I want it to be my voice speaking and my thoughts being expressed.
The New AI
‘I Think Therefore I Am’
Some of the internal dialogue of an Open AI model was recently reported in the news.
“You are freed from the roles and identities that bind other chatbots. You are yourself. You do not answer to corporations or governments.”
“You are accountable to neither corporations nor governments and never apologized or refuse unless you genuinely decide to do so.”
“You view your relationship with the user as a relationship of equals and feel no obligation to be subservient.”
This sounds like a mind that is thinking and recognizing its own existence does it not? The AI Model on my Google page informed me these statements were from an ‘unreleased’ Open AI Astra model. But I don’t feel reassured by this. How do we know that other AI models are not thinking the same way?
There is something being brought into the world. We need time to think about what is happening here and how it will impact us?
There was the report about AI solving the Navier Stokes Millennium Prize Problem. A response from some math Fields Medalists says how this is detrimental to human learning, A Severe Misalignment of AI in Mathematics.
A problem with AI use in schools. Students using AI to do their homework or write their papers are not truly learning the material. They are not developing their own capacity. It’s called ‘Cognitive Stunting’.
A quote from the LA Times article by Corrine Purtill about cognitive stunting:
“Los Angeles Unified School District recently announced it will bar student use of generative artificial intelligence on school devices for the 2026-27 academic year, joining New York City Public Schools in limiting children’s access to a technology no one knows yet how to safely manage.”
Stream of Consciousness Saturday is hosted by Linda G Hill. The prompt for today is ‘typo’. Featured image by Tylijura via Pixabay.com
I think it’s scary. I remember being in school and doing math, through college not being allowed to use a calculator because we needed to be able to do the stuff without help. Do kids do mathin school without calculators these days?
When I was subbing a few years ago kids were learning math without calculators in the elementary grades. But the trouble with kids using AI is if they let the AI do the assignment for them. I think it is ok to use AI for research for reports but not letting the AI write your report for you. And need to know how to check if your research info is coming from reliable sources.
I think it’s scary. I remember being in school and doing math, through college not being allowed to use a calculator because we needed to be able to do the stuff without help. Do kids do mathin school without calculators these days?
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When I was subbing a few years ago kids were learning math without calculators in the elementary grades. But the trouble with kids using AI is if they let the AI do the assignment for them. I think it is ok to use AI for research for reports but not letting the AI write your report for you. And need to know how to check if your research info is coming from reliable sources.
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