Two Grandfathers, Two Chatbots, and One Existential Crisis in Education
Grandpa Randy: (grumbling) I read another blog rant this morning—apparently, ChatGPT is “the death of critical thinking.” Grandfather Michael: (mock gasp) Oh, the horror! Students
AI-YAI-YAI! Scary Stuff.
Grandpa Randy, you asked me to be a little more serious and to add to my typical diatribes some research to support my usual blathering.
So There!
Grandpa Randy, I can already hear you saying, “It’s easy to criticize.” And fair enough — I do criticize. A lot. But before you accuse
AI Balloons: Tech booms, guardrails, and responsibility
Prompts to OpenAI’s Sora: create a visualization of financial investment in AI bursting open as a balloon create a visual depicting guardrails guiding the movement
AI Balloons: I told you so
Grandpa Randy, I went to a children’s birthday party over the weekend, and I blew up so many balloons my cheeks hurt for hours after.
Numbers 2: AI, Water, & The Matrix
Grandfather Michael, one trillion of anything is mind-boggling! I cannot imagine what a thousand “thousands” looks like, let alone one million “millions”. And then the
Conversations with our grandchildren
- Grandfather Michael & Grandpa Randy
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About – Dr. Michael Canuel was a founder ot the Canadian eLearning Network (CANeLearn) and served as the board chair over much of the organization’s 12 years of existence. Dr. Randy LaBonte continues to serve as CANeLearn’s first and only CEO.