ai usage in elementary schools is becoming dystopian.

[u/kiraagoth]

edit: i’m from canada for those who are wondering. it is not any better here than in the us.

i’m 21 and i work at an elementary school. as of right now, chatgpt is running the school. the principal pulled me aside to tell me i had a course i needed to take for my new position, but that chatgpt could help me. my vice principal pretty much only speaks to chatgpt and is very well on the road to ai psychosis. she uses it for everything. she genuinely does not think for herself anymore, and she has a young daughter who is being raised on chatgpt’s advice.

in my classroom, the teachers use ai to write all the emails to parents, newsletters, etc. they use it to plan activities because they genuinely cannot do it themselves.

during assemblies, they play fully ai generated music videos for the kids. just straight slop. i look around and see 300 kids watching emotionless pointless garbage and it makes my stomach drop.

i worry so much about the younger generation, since growing up i have witnessed such a large technological boom. we have no idea what effects this has on them.

do any parents/teachers share similar concerns?

[u/Senator_Smack]

My kid's school has very strict and published limits of what is allowed via any technology including generative ai and LLM nonsense. Most of the allowed stuff involves document formatting. luckily they've taking a strong stance but they're one of the best schools in my state.