David Gerard ( dgerard@awful.systems ) M to TechTakes@awful.systemsEnglish · 2 years agoThe UK wants AI in schools to mark kids’ homeworkpivot-to-ai.comexternal-linkmessage-square21linkfedilinkarrow-up119
arrow-up119external-linkThe UK wants AI in schools to mark kids’ homeworkpivot-to-ai.comDavid Gerard ( dgerard@awful.systems ) M to TechTakes@awful.systemsEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square21linkfedilink
minus-squareJoshua A.C. Newman ( JoshuaACNewman@xeno.glyphpress.com ) linkfedilinkarrow-up10·2 years ago@dgerard Important to note: all evidence says that homework is at best useless, and almost always harmful. This is like making AI write emails than an AI will read. The problem it’s solving is how to do useless things.
minus-squareDavid Gerard ( dgerard@awful.systems ) OPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·2 years agothe absolutely key and irreplaceable function of homework is that Daily Mail readers expect it and would get angry if it wasn’t there any more
@dgerard Important to note: all evidence says that homework is at best useless, and almost always harmful.
This is like making AI write emails than an AI will read.
The problem it’s solving is how to do useless things.
the absolutely key and irreplaceable function of homework is that Daily Mail readers expect it and would get angry if it wasn’t there any more