I remember, when I were a lad, the furore over the first time calculators(!) were allowed in Arithmetic (aye, I'm THAT auld 🫣) and Maths exams. AI and the web in general, will undoubtedly be useable tools in future, the trick will be for students to be able to 1/...

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2/ assess, verify and reference the information they acquire and utilise it in the context of what they're being asked. Like it or not, AI, while it still has it's limits, is (or is fast-becoming) an optional plug-in for the human brain.

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  1. Unlike calculators, though, AI is based on other people's creativity which has been stolen. Also, when people stop creating because AI is being used instead, how will AI learn to do new things? All AI can do is regurgitate different permutations of what's gone before.

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