Do Chatbots Really Belong in Schools? w/ Tom Mullaney

Generative AI is making its way into many parts of society, and schools are no different. Tom Mullaney joins Paris Marx to discuss how generative AI has been adopted in K-12 education and the many concerns it presents for students and teachers. Tom Mullaney is a high school social studies teacher in the suburbs of Philadelphia. Tech Won’t Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and wider society with the goal of inspiring people to demand better tech and a better world. Support the show on Patreon. The podcast is made in partnership with The Nation. Production is by Kyla Hewson. Also mentioned in this episode: Here is the New Yorker article on AI in schools. For those looking for a refresher on Weizenbaum and ELIZA. Here is the paper “On the Dangers of Stochastic Parrots: Can Language Models Be Too Big”. For those curious about the Canvas breach. Students have been booing pro-AI speeches and AI presence in graduation ceremonies. xAI is facing a lawsuit for polluting Black neighborhoods. Support the show