The Video Apocalypse Is Not At Hand. We've Just Been Teaching Students the Wrong Skills.
Sora 2 shows that "looking for clues" is useless information literacy. Can we now focus on durable understandings?
Research: The Hidden Penalty of Using AI at Work
h/t Dave in weekly guide
“These 40 Jobs May Be Replaced by AI. These 40 Probably Won’t” [Crumley] + other items re: AI in general
AI literacy: What it is, what it isn’t, who needs it and why it’s hard to define
President Trump’s executive order calling for AI literacy highlights its importance. The order also underscores its amorphous nature. Here’s how to develop and measure effective AI literacy programs.
Urgent Need for AI Literacy
As we approach May, alarm bells are ringing for all colleges and universities to ensure that AI literacy programs have been completed by learners who plan to enter the job market this year and in the future.
Teaching Fact-Checking Through Deliberate Errors: An Essential AI Literacy Skill
This teaching resource focuses on cultivating AI literacy by teaching students to critically evaluate AI-generated content with deliberate inaccuracies. It emphasizes fact-checking skills through s…
Will AI Change Our Uniquely Human Traits?
Two new studies show some concerns.
Microsoft Study Finds AI Makes Human Cognition “Atrophied and Unprepared”
h/t Audrey Watters (via 404 media) writes: A rough summary: the more one uses generative AI, the less one thinks critically about the task; the less confidence one has in generative AI to do a task, the more critically one assesses generative AI’s capabilities. I’ve seen some pushback on this study as it‘s based on self-reported assessments of “critical thinking” — what is critical thinking, etc etc. I’m sure psychometricians would be happy to help us understand all this with a good old-fashioned multiple choice test if the IES hadn’t just been gutted. Oh well, all science is just “vibes” now.
Teaching Skills are Durable Skills with AI
ListenDurable skills are not only a real thing but a civilizational shift. AI is not the cause. It's an accelerant and a wake-up call. Particularly when working with AI, I argue that teaching skills are durable skills.
New Amazon Study Reveals How AI Will Transform the Workplace in Five Years -- Campus Technology
In a recent study, 'Accelerating AI Skills: Preparing the Workforce for Jobs of the Future,' 73% of employers said they consider AI skills a hiring priority, while 75% can't find trained talent to fill those jobs.