Under Maryland’s Artificial Intelligence Ready Schools Act, all school districts must develop policies aligned with state guidance to ensure the responsible use of artificial intelligence in the classroom and school. As the October deadline approaches, the Baltimore Sun reported on the progress local districts are making and spoke with education technology experts on the use of artificial intelligence in the classroom.
Associate Professor David Weintrop expressed the need for more research to better understand the benefits and harms of AI use before the technology is adopted and implemented in schools and classrooms.
"[AI companies] didn’t start by asking educators, ‘What should we focus on? What are productive, effective ways to design these tools?’” said Weintrop. “They are designing these tools, and we as educators are scrambling to catch up and make sense of them.”
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