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This is a list of Schools that have turned off AI Detectors and/or banned their use. We applaud these schools for understanding the dangerous nature of these tools. This is not a comprehensive list. If you'd like to add a school to this list, please contact us with the School Name and the public reference.

https://www.pleasedu.org/resources/schools-that-banned-ai-detectors

PLEASE - Schools that Banned AI Detectors This is a list of Schools that have turned off AI Detectors and/or banned their use. We applaud these schools for understanding the dangerous nature of these tools. This is not a comprehensive list. If you'd like to add a school to this list, please contact us with the School Name and the public

We have added a page for video resources for Educators in the AI space as part of our learning pages.

https://www.pleasedu.org/learning/videos-for-educators

PLEASE - Videos for Educators This page is dedicated to provide a reference of videos to help Educators navigate the AI Era.

We have a new learning section and part of it is a page that is a collection of videos to help parents Navigate the AI space.

https://www.pleasedu.org/learning/videos-for-parents

PLEASE - Videos for Parents This page is a collection of videos to help parents Navigate the AI space.

New Article: https://www.pleasedu.org/articles/engaging-local-leaders

Engaging Local Leaders for AI in Education

To harness the potential of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in education, it's crucial to actively engage with local leaders, including government officials, school boards, and staff. These stakeholders are key in shaping educational policies and resources that affect our schools and communities. Here’s how we can effectively focus our advocacy efforts:......

PLEASE - Engaging Local Leaders To harness the potential of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in education, it's crucial to actively engage with local leaders, including government officials, school boards, and staff. These stakeholders are key in shaping educational policies and resources that affect our schools and communities.

Curios about What is AI and Why the Hype? We have a simplified article explaining it:

https://www.pleasedu.org/articles/what-is-ai-and-the-hype-simplified

PLEASE - What is AI and the Hype? (Simplified) What really is all this talk of AI? "What we usually think of as Artificial Intelligence (AI) today, when we see human-like robots and holograms in our fiction, talking and acting like real people and having human-level or even superhuman intelligence and capabilities, is actually called Artificial

New Article: https://www.pleasedu.org/articles/ai-based-detection-risks

Risks of AI Detection in Classrooms: Safeguarding Children's Well-being

In recent years, the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) technology in education has sparked both excitement and concern. While proponents tout its potential to revolutionize learning, opponents warn of its unintended consequences, particularly in the realm of privacy and student welfare. One contentious application that has started to garner attention is the use of AI Based detection devices and software in classrooms – a practice fraught with risks that demand our urgent scrutiny.....

PLEASE - AI Based Detection risks In recent years, the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) technology in education has sparked both excitement and concern. While proponents tout its potential to revolutionize learning, opponents warn of its unintended consequences, particularly in the realm of privacy and student welfare.

We have completed an initial AI Framework Guidance for Schools. You can view it on our website at:

https://www.pleasedu.org/resources/ai-framework

Is the use of AI tools creating a higher incidence of cheating? According to Stanford and years of Surveys from Challenge Succes, the answer is no.

https://ed.stanford.edu/news/what-do-ai-chatbots-really-mean-students-and-cheating

"For years, long before ChatGPT hit the scene, some 60 to 70 percent of students have reported engaging in at least one “cheating” behavior during the previous month. That percentage has stayed about the same or even decreased slightly in our 2023 surveys, when we added questions specific to new AI technologies, like ChatGPT, and how students are using it for school assignments."

What do AI chatbots really mean for students and cheating? Stanford education scholars Victor Lee and Denise Pope discuss ongoing research into why and how often students cheat.

AI Detectors, the Modern Snake Oil of the AI Movement! What are they and why are they bad for all involved.

https://www.pleasedu.org/articles/modern-snake-oil-ai-detectors

PLEASE - Modern Snake Oil: AI Detectors What are Text Base AI Detectors? Text-based AI detectors are software tools designed to identify whether a piece of text was generated by artificial intelligence. These detectors analyze various features of the text, such as sentence structure, word usage, and stylistic patterns, to determine if it