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Math Education and AI

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Since ChatGPT burst onto the scene a few short months ago, there's been a lot of speculation about how artificial intelligence (AI) is going to change our lives. Is it coming for our jobs? Will there be any need for humans in this brave new world? I told a friend recently I think AI tools like ChatGPT will eventually become so commonplace, it'll just be assumed everyone is using them to automate the more mundane part of our lives, sort of how the leaf blower replaced the rake and the automobile replaced the horse and buggy. Sometimes I worry people will use it for the wrong things, but this just means the detection software will have to be as good as the tool itself. If you haven't given ChatGPT a whirl yet, I encourage you to go to the OpenAI website , create a free account, and try it out! Here's a list of some things teachers can get ChatGPT to do: Create Classroom Activities: If you're stuck trying to figure out some activities for your class associated with a c