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09/17/2024

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

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

09/11/2024

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

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

09/04/2024

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

This page is a collection of videos to help parents Navigate the AI space.

08/28/2024

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:......

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.

08/24/2024

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

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

08/21/2024

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.....

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.

08/15/2024

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

06/24/2024

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."

Stanford education scholars Victor Lee and Denise Pope discuss ongoing research into why and how often students cheat.

06/11/2024

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

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