Machine Learning, AI, and the Future of Education | Marc Natanagara | TEDxBrookdaleCommunityCollege

Summary

The transcript discusses the impact of AI on education, highlighting milestones like Deep Blue's chess victory and AI passing the bar exam. It emphasizes the need to adapt to AI rather than resist it, suggesting educators should embrace AI as a co-teacher and redefine learning to value human intelligence beyond computational processes. The speaker proposes active learning, personal relevance, real-world connections, emotional intelligence, and novel applications to future-proof education.

Takeaways

• 📅 AI has reached several milestones over the years, such as IBM's Deep Blue beating chess grandmaster Gary Kasparov in 1996, Google's search engine launch in 1998, Watson winning Jeopardy in 2011, and ChatGPT passing the bar exam in 2023.
• 🌐 AI and machine learning have disrupted many industries, including education, prompting questions about the nature of learning when software can answer any question.
• 👨‍🏫 Educators are grappling with how to adapt to AI, considering flight (resistance), fight (combating AI), or adaptation as a new teaching paradigm.
• 🚫 Traditional responses like monitoring students more closely or using software to detect AI-generated content are not sustainable or effective solutions.
• 📈 AI is pervasive and growing, with Forbes reporting 2 million images generated daily by AI in 2022, 145 million Americans using voice assistants, and the global AI market reaching $140 billion.
• 🔒 Concerns about AI include privacy, intellectual property rights, accuracy, bias, and the difficulty of regulating AI technologies.
• 🏫 Educators are exploring the use of AI as a co-teacher, helping with lesson planning, assignment evaluation, and as a 24/7 student help desk.
• 📚 Some are teaching students about AI itself to help them use technology more effectively and ethically, and understand its limitations.
• 🧠 The speaker suggests redefining intelligence to value human learning beyond what machines can do, emphasizing the importance of human qualities that AI cannot replicate.
• 🔍 The speaker proposes five characteristics for new lessons: live hands-on experiences, questions about meaning, making real-world connections, emotional intelligence, and directing knowledge towards novel applications.
• 🌟 The ultimate goal is to future-proof education by leveraging AI as a tool while valuing and developing the unique aspects of human intelligence.

Q & A

What significant event involving AI occurred in 1996?

In 1996, IBM's program Deep Blue beat chess Grandmaster Gary Kasparov.

When did Google launch its search engine?

Google launched its search engine in 1998.

What AI milestone happened in 2011?

In 2011, Watson the computer won Jeopardy, and Siri became a pocket virtual assistant.

What achievement did Chat GPT accomplish in 2023?

In 2023, Chat GPT passed the bar exam in the top 10 percent.

How has AI disrupted the education industry?

AI has disrupted the education industry by making software capable of answering every question, leading to questions about the nature of learning.

What are the common responses to technological disruption in education?

The common responses to technological disruption in education are 'flight', which involves resisting change, and 'fight', which involves using technology to combat AI, such as software to detect AI-generated products.

Why are 'flight' and 'fight' not effective strategies against AI in education?

They are not effective because technology evolves too fast for any technical solution to keep pace, and it goes against the mission of building trust, responsibility, independence, and a passion for learning.

What are some of the concerns with AI in education?

Concerns include issues of privacy, intellectual property rights, accuracy, bias, the difficulty of regulating these technologies, and academic integrity.

How are some educators adapting to AI in the classroom?

Some educators are adapting by making AI their co-teacher, using it to brainstorm lessons, evaluate assignments, and serve as a 24/7 student help desk or fact checker.

What is the fundamental question the speaker suggests we should reconsider in education?

The fundamental question is how we measure and value human learning and human intelligence when machines can perform tasks traditionally associated with learning.

What five characteristics does the speaker propose for redefining intelligence in education?

The speaker proposes emphasizing live hands-on experiences, asking questions about meaning, making connections to the real world, asking students about their feelings, and directing knowledge and skills towards novel applications.

Why is it important to challenge students with authentic experiences?

It is important to challenge students with authentic experiences to tap into the incredible capacity, diversity, and creativity of their human minds, which AI cannot replicate.