Artificial intelligence in education: the technology “takes hold” among students and teachers

The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) has transformed several industries, including education. Both teachers and students have adopted technology, which brings advantages and disadvantages. On the one hand, it offers benefits such as task automation to free up time for more personalized instruction. On the other hand, it raises questions of learning, accuracy, and even ethical dilemmas.

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A report from Tyton Partners, sponsored by the Turnitin platform, revealed that half of college students and 22% of faculty surveyed will be using AI tools by sometime in 2023. Teachers use AI to grade papers, provide feedback , create lesson plans and activities, while students rely on tools like ChatGPT and Copilot to complete their academic tasks.

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However, the lack of clear guidelines on the use of AI in education raises ethical concerns. Many schools have policies for students, but few have policies for teachers. The use of artificial intelligence for correction and feedback also raises questions about the personalization of teaching and the quality of learning.

Dorothy Leidner, professor of business ethics, points out, in an interview with CNN, that the effectiveness of AI in remediation depends on the context. On questions with definitive answers, AI can surpass human correction in speed and consistency. However, in jobs that require more complex analysis, human intervention is essential to provide specific feedback and understand student progress over time.

The ethical discussion extends to the use of artificial intelligence for content creation. While some educators see benefits in the speed and consistency of AI feedback, others question the authenticity and intellectual property of the work generated. Leslie Layne, a writing teacher, points out that using inauthentic feedback can damage the teacher-student relationship and raise ethical concerns about intellectual property.

Leidner and Layne agree that subjecting student work to AI without prior consent is problematic, especially at advanced levels of study. Some solutions, such as Writable software, which uses AI in tokenized form for grading, seek to balance the efficiency of AI with the privacy and authenticity of student work.

Plagiarism detection platforms like Turnitin also play a crucial role in identifying AI-generated content. However, the accuracy of these tools is still a concern, as evidenced by the retirement of AI tools due to low success rates.

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