AI For Education helps schools draft policies and train teachers
A group of educators in North Charleston, South Carolina, gathered in a high school auditorium ahead of the new school year and watched as instructor Amanda Bickerstaff prompted an artificial intelligence tool to “create a map of the world.”
The result drew gasps of disbelief and laughter. Projected on a large screen was a map riddled with bizarre errors. Mali was spelled “Mail.” Egypt was identified as “Sopth.” In place of Libya was something simply called “Africa.” Dozens of other countries’ names were misspelled or written in pure gibberish.
“If you ever want kids not to over trust these tools, try the map demo,” said Bickerstaff, the founder and CEO of AI For Education, an organization that helps schools draft AI policies and train teachers and students in what she calls “safe, ethical and effective use of the technology.”