AI as interlocutor. As the thing that helps you understand what you’ve already noticed, or points you toward resources you didn’t know existed.

The 1970s math teachers who adapted to calculators didn’t ban the technology or embrace it uncritically. They asked: What does this tool make possible, and what does it make too easy? Then they restructured... See more

ChatGPT didn’t say much that was useful at all. But—as the students reflected in their conversation after reading ChatGPT’s analysis—neither did they. One student noted that they were just saying “formulaic, buzzwordy stuff” rather than tackling the issue with fresh thinking. They were unnerved by how closely the empty shine of ChatGPT’s answer... See more