Today we discussed the uses of artificial intelligence in the classroom. We learned about Gentype a website where you can create an alphabet out of anything you can dream of. This is a useful tool for teachers and their slides. To demonstrate my first use of this type of AI, I have included the name students call me. I can now use this to introduce myself to my students on my practicum.
There are many uses for AI that can help teachers and students, but there are also lots of negatives. While AI is a fun, useful tool there are problems that cannot be denied, such as environmental impact. Some of the environmental impacts are requiring huge quantities of energy and water. Since there is already a water shortage in many places in the world, how is it ethical to keep using AI for things that we can do by ourselves. There is also the issue of the materials required for building the computers needed for AI. These metals are finite and there is no current way to recycle the batteries created for electric cars and our cellphones, as well as AI. When faced with the reality of the negative impact that AI requires to exist, I hope that we will turn our attention towards using it only when necessary and for greater things. When it comes to the classroom and its uses, while it has an opportunity to be used as a creative tool, it does not seem to be worth the energy and impact to the earth. Students and teachers have existed long before AI and can continue without it as well.