GOLDBERG: Keeping artificial intelligence out of American classrooms
The author argues that introducing artificial intelligence in American classrooms could be detrimental to children's education, citing Norway's experience with iPads, where children's reading skills declined. The author believes that AI removes the 'doing' aspect of learning, which is essential for building skills and knowledge.
Norway gave every child an iPad in 2016, but now young Norwegians struggle to read, with around 500,000 unable to read simple instructions. The Norwegian Prime Minister launched a program to address this issue, noting that 15,000 pupils finished primary school without being able to read properly. The mass introduction of artificial intelligence in schools could have a similar negative impact. AI removes the 'doing' aspect of learning, which is essential for building skills and knowledge. Education is basic training for civilization, and relying on AI could lead to mental flabbiness. Educators learned a similar lesson with the introduction of cheap calculators in the 1970s, where students needed to learn the basics before using calculators.
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