I used the introduction to Technolopy with my AI and Ethics class here in a public school, coupled with Noreen Herzfeld's discussion of "Do You Really Need A Body" after watching a Ray Kurtzweil's Singularity Ted Talk with high school seniors. The core question - Are you living in a Technolopy and if you are, what do you think about that?
Provoked thoughtful reflection and decent discussion...because the concept felt both immediately true and a bit overwhelming to most of the students. For anyone not regularly working alongside or teaching 17 and 18 year old students, you should know there is a lament about "brain rot" from social media that is leading more students towards a desire for engaging literature, not just YA titles, but works earlier then 1900, too. These students understand any of these programs are tools first, not immediate progress or quickly implemented human replacements.
Thank you for reading, Scott! Very interesting to hear how the tides are turning among the younger set. The fact that "brain rot" was the 2024 Oxford word-of-the-year says something about how people are thinking about the ways they relate to digital media. It does seem like we're in the beginning of a broader cultural shift.
I used the introduction to Technolopy with my AI and Ethics class here in a public school, coupled with Noreen Herzfeld's discussion of "Do You Really Need A Body" after watching a Ray Kurtzweil's Singularity Ted Talk with high school seniors. The core question - Are you living in a Technolopy and if you are, what do you think about that?
Provoked thoughtful reflection and decent discussion...because the concept felt both immediately true and a bit overwhelming to most of the students. For anyone not regularly working alongside or teaching 17 and 18 year old students, you should know there is a lament about "brain rot" from social media that is leading more students towards a desire for engaging literature, not just YA titles, but works earlier then 1900, too. These students understand any of these programs are tools first, not immediate progress or quickly implemented human replacements.
Thank you for reading, Scott! Very interesting to hear how the tides are turning among the younger set. The fact that "brain rot" was the 2024 Oxford word-of-the-year says something about how people are thinking about the ways they relate to digital media. It does seem like we're in the beginning of a broader cultural shift.