Apparently, my daughter was given an assignment to use generative #AI to create a poster / cover for A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court in her English class. She took offense to this and asked if she could just do the assignment by hand or digitally using one of her #art apps. She was told no. So, my daughter decided to take a stand and not do the assignment. We support her decision completely. Asking someone who lives for creating her own art to use AI and refusing to accept anything else is inexcusable.
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@JessicaAnnEng That's a teacher who is not a teacher. They need to be removed.
She came home with an email update.
"Also, I know that some of you are opposed to using #AI and I want you to know that I respect that. I care about the environment and would not ask you to use something that is incredibly detrimental to our planet." Between several different classes, "we are using about 5-6 gallons of water total for this assignment."
The teacher then proceeds to say that if the student still does not want to do the assignment, then they will deduct five points and require them to write a few paragraphs about what they would put on the cover. They explicitly stated that any artwork done by hand was unacceptable.
My daughter does not want me to pursue this on her behalf. I think docking any points is bogus.
@JessicaAnnEng that teacher is weird af
@JessicaAnnEng Damn right it is. It stinks to high heaven. I'd write a few paragraphs about why the use of GenAI is wrong and then a couple of lines describing my idea for the cover. I'd go to the school Head and ask "what kind of bollocks is this?". But that's just me, a grumpy so and so.
@CaptMikeYates I like this idea!
@JessicaAnnEng I'd also give the school Head full barrels about reliance on GenAI turning students into a bunch of mindless sheep, but that's cos it reminds me of a quote from a favourite television series.
@JessicaAnnEng This was probably some mandate from the principal, who was told by the superintendent, who was told by politicians, who was told by AI billionaires. I met a teacher retiring because they are demanding that they force students to use the stochastic parrot