Model A
I’m fortunate to do some freelance work for Surge AI, where I test, rate, and review cutting-edge AI models using advanced physics and maths problems. We’re living through a highly transitional moment in the technology era: AI is something many older generations don’t fully understand—and, honestly, many younger people don’t either. Right now, AI models can sound extremely convincing, but they’re often imprecise, clunky, bug-ridden, and poor at many of the things humans do naturally—especially the traits that make work feel distinctly human. That’s why AI-produced documents so often stand out. As a seasoned teacher (and the wrong side of 40), I’ve watched technology become more and more embedded in education throughout my career. But this is different. AI has the potential to turn everything on its head—from academia to the workplace, and from arts and literature to engineering and science. Before long, we may reach a point where we can’t reliably tell the difference between human work and AI work—whether it’s writing, images, or video. Because of that, we need to help students understand which jobs are likely to disappear because of AI, and which will still exist alongside it, so they can prepare for their own futures—and for the world their children will inherit. Even now, tools like ChatGPT are eroding the skill of thinking independently and creating from first principles through human creativity alone. Yes, asking AI to do tasks that used to take hours can bring huge benefits—but at what cost? Whatever the future holds, I want to be very clear: using AI to “help” with your homework “just once”… then again… then again… undermines your development of independent critical thinking and problem-solving. Please don’t do it!
Model B
I have the privilege of doing some freelance work for Surge AI testing, rating and reviewing cutting edge AI models with advanced Physics and Maths problems. We are in a very transitional sub-era of the technology age, AI is a challenge which older generations tend to have little understanding of and younger generations...also! At present AI models sound very convincing but, in fact, are very imprecise, clunky, full of bugs and terrible and most of the things that humans do which make them stand out as humans. This is why AI produced documents of any kind often stand out like a sore thumb. As a seasoned teacher, the wrong side of 40, I have seen the use of technology rapidly increase throughout my career but this is something which is going to turn everything from academia to the world of work, from arts and literature to engineering and science on its head. The time will rapidly be upon us that we cannot tell any difference between the work of an AI and the work of a human. Whether it be written, image or moving image. We need to be teaching our students the difference between jobs that will no longer exist because of AI and jobs that will exist despite AI so that they can prepare for their own futures and that of their children. Even as it stands today, ChatGPT is killing the skill of having to think for oneself and create something from first principles through human creativity alone. Asking AI to do the jobs that used to take you hours has its huge benefits...but at what cost? Whatever the future holds I want to be very clear that using AI to "help" with your homework "one time"...then another...then another... is killing your development of independent critical thought and problem solving. Please don't do it!