Benjamin D White

1. AI will probably change what happens in schools. “To anyone who thinks this is just a fad… I can promise you that it already is [changing] when it comes to all white-collar jobs.” AI isn’t just a classroom question. It’s reshaping the world schools are working in and…

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3. AI - It’s brilliant — for learning or avoiding learning. “If you want to use it to help you avoid learning, it’s also brilliant.” “It’s very easy to just use the LLMs to produce possible work with minimum effort.” AI makes learning easier — but faking learning easier…

✍ 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗣𝗢𝗦𝗧𝗦 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗞 ✍ 𝖠 𝗌𝖾𝗋𝗂𝖾𝗌 𝗈𝗇 𝗁𝗈𝗐 𝗌𝖼𝗁𝗈𝗈𝗅 𝗅𝖾𝖺𝖽𝖾𝗋𝗌𝗁𝗂𝗉 𝗆𝗂𝗀𝗁𝗍 𝖾𝗏𝗈𝗅𝗏𝖾 𝗂𝗇 𝗋𝖾𝗌𝗉𝗈𝗇𝗌𝖾 𝗍𝗈 𝗈𝗎𝗋 𝗀𝗋𝗈𝗐𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗂𝗇𝗍𝖾𝗋𝖾𝗌𝗍 𝗂𝗇, 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗎𝗇𝖽𝖾𝗋𝗌𝗍𝖺𝗇𝖽𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗈𝖿, 𝖼𝗈𝗆𝗉𝗅𝖾𝗑𝗂𝗍𝗒. 1/5

2. To think clearly, step outside the school frame. “I think when you think about AI, the best thing to do is just start by thinking about learning in a situation that’s not a school.” AI already supports real learning — if you’re motivated and self-directed. The trouble?…

4.A number of young people are worried about their future. “Both of my children have very negative views about large language models… I think they worry about the future.” Coders, illustrators, lawyers, accountants - most of these roles could be the modern…