Big Tech is paying millions to train teachers on AI, in a push to bring chatbots into classrooms


Several recent studies have found that AI use in schools is rapidly increasing but training and guidance are lagging. — AP

SAN ANTONIO: On a scorching hot Saturday in San Antonio, dozens of teachers traded a day off for a glimpse of the future. The topic of the day’s workshop: enhancing instruction with artificial intelligence.

After marvelling as AI graded classwork instantly and turned lesson plans into podcasts or online storybooks, one high school English teacher raised a concern that was on the minds of many: "Are we going to be replaced with AI?”

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