september 15 mit

There was an article in the Times today about a recent M.I.T. report about AI. Here's a bit from the Times article: The committee at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology studying A.I. use released a number of alarming findings, including that the technology has caused “major shifts in campus culture,” isolating students who are skipping office hours and ditching communal studying. Getting answers from a bot can create “the illusion of learning” for students who reach for A.I. “at the first hint of struggle,” the M.I.T. committee wrote in its August report. Here's a bit from the Introduction of the M.I.T. report: This report is a call to action.Through five intense months of meetings, research, and outreach across the MIT community, the Ad Hoc Committee on AI Use in Teaching, Learning, and Research Training sought to understand the role of generative AI in the life and educational mission of the Institute and recommend how to navigate its challenges and opportunities. And, later:…