Big Tech Is Paying Millions to Train Teachers on AI
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Big Tech companies are investing millions in training teachers on AI, raising questions about the implications of this involvement in education; the sole comment on the HN discussion highlights the need for critical evaluation of such initiatives.
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mnky9800n
3 months ago
technology always comes for education. so far telephones, television, computers, online courses, ipads, and everything else, doesn't seem to solve the problems inherent to learning. these basically can be summed up as "does a child have a supportive environment to learn that allows for the things a child needs to become an adult?" but a main issue, rarely addressed by technologists, across all of education, is the inherent tension of what is the goal of education? why should children be educated?
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