Thank you! I struggled a bit with finishing this, because it all would make so much more sense with the activities I plan to do with children, but a) it would have become too long a piece and b) I needed to clarify to myself what I’m interested in when going into these sessions.
Ooh this quote is *everything* “normally when I bring a material to a school I know what it is. With AI I don’t. I need to read philosophy, history to understand more. I think it might be an instrument and needs to be approached with curiosity. But it does offer multiplication of possibilities in how we work with language.“
I'm working with 20 Australian teenagers at the moment (a 'youth council') over a few months, and it's very clear that the way LLM's/AI are inserted into education right now just isn't working. I so look forward to learning more from you as you blend Reggio and AI!
p.s. one of those teens did tell me it's like asking a crowd for ideas 💡
p.p.s would you recommend a full read of 'language machines'?
It’s quite dense with linguistics and semiotics, and I like it because of that! It talks about AI in a way that is different from anything else I read online, so it allows my brain to wander and make connections freely to topics I’m interested in (I find this happens when I ready books that don’t have the consensus voice?). But is it an essential piece for anyone interested in childhood and AI - probably not. For that, I’m waiting for Turkle!
loved the poetic (and yet so "to the point") way you talk about such a difficult subject!
Thank you! I struggled a bit with finishing this, because it all would make so much more sense with the activities I plan to do with children, but a) it would have become too long a piece and b) I needed to clarify to myself what I’m interested in when going into these sessions.
Ooh this quote is *everything* “normally when I bring a material to a school I know what it is. With AI I don’t. I need to read philosophy, history to understand more. I think it might be an instrument and needs to be approached with curiosity. But it does offer multiplication of possibilities in how we work with language.“
I'm working with 20 Australian teenagers at the moment (a 'youth council') over a few months, and it's very clear that the way LLM's/AI are inserted into education right now just isn't working. I so look forward to learning more from you as you blend Reggio and AI!
p.s. one of those teens did tell me it's like asking a crowd for ideas 💡
p.p.s would you recommend a full read of 'language machines'?
It’s quite dense with linguistics and semiotics, and I like it because of that! It talks about AI in a way that is different from anything else I read online, so it allows my brain to wander and make connections freely to topics I’m interested in (I find this happens when I ready books that don’t have the consensus voice?). But is it an essential piece for anyone interested in childhood and AI - probably not. For that, I’m waiting for Turkle!