This post is inspired by today’s post by Seth Godin: The end of the high school essay

Perhaps my favorite thought/concept from this post:

“So, now that a simple chat interface can write a better-than-mediocre essay on just about any topic for just about any high school student, what should be done?
The answer is simple but difficult: Switch to the Sal Khan model. Lectures at home, classes are for homework.”

Up until the very recent past, the general public’s perception of Artificial Intelligence is a cute, if not rudimentary technology that is more hype than real promise. Now that we are living in a world where ChapGPT exists, if you weren’t paying attention before, you should be now. This is both exciting and scary at the same time. The implications are vast. If we focus on the intersection of AI and education for a moment, I can think of more than just essays that will be impacted:

College applications
Coding/Programming
Visual Design and Art
Math Homework

If our current models of how information is taught in school is on the verge of being completely broken, I like Seth’s suggestion here. We’re on the verge of a complete shift in almost everything. For better or for worse.