I am an English teacher. I like to write. But more and more students are trying to use AI to write their essays. I don’t allow it. I am to the point of wanting a first draft handwritten in front of me before moving on to the final draft. It is frustrating for all parties because I want the students to be able to write. It is very important that students are able to write about their thoughts and how they feel. Write one actually helps the thought process.
But just recently, I was on Amazon looking for birthday presents for my son who will be turning two, and I found a cute Spider Man car. I scroll for the reviews and there are only three. All three reviews are nearly identical in structure and length and sound very AI generated. Now, are these fake reviews by the company or lazy reviews by the reviewer? Probably the first, but it is so frustrating as a customer.
I then started Googling about AI reviews, and I kept finding discussions about using AI to write reviews. Why not write them yourself? They would be more accurate and personal?
I understand that I read a a lot of science fiction and dystopian books, but I feel like AI is going to being us down a horrible path.
In my search, I also found that many people use AI to write their blog posts!! Yes, it would give me time to be far more regular in writing, but it would be so wrong. I thought people blogged out of passion, but apparently not.
What are your thoughts on AI? In education? In reviews? In Blogs?
Read, Write, Teach: North Dakota 