guys, chinese kids are using AI. You should, too
Western media is getting really lazy
In China, AI is no longer optional for some kids. It's part of the curriculum
Submitted 1 day ago by Robert7301201@slrpnk.net to technology@lemmy.world
https://www.npr.org/2026/01/27/nx-s1-5683821/china-ai-schools-curriculum
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Sgt_choke_n_stroke@lemmy.world 1 day ago
EndlessNightmare@reddthat.com 13 hours ago
China is good/bad depending on what fits the narrative
Flying_Lynx@lemmy.ml 1 day ago
Outsourced intelligence causes better obedience… Who knows better how to think, puzzle, do, scrutinize…
A World of Puppets. Let’s call them Woppers.
a_non_monotonic_function@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Don’t worry, this is rapidly emerging in the US too. Entire universities are now trying to figure out how to mandate it in every corner.
Robert7301201@slrpnk.net 1 day ago
I didn’t even think about it until you mentioned it, but I’ve had several college assignments where I’m tasked with asking an LLM a question regarding the course, and then I have to write about what I learned from it. I still have to find sources supporting or refuting the output, so we’re not expected to take the output as truth at least. And these aren’t CompSci courses either. It’s common core cultural intelligence stuff.
When they talk about AI taking over the world, it’s always about taking over the Internet and connected industrial machines. No one told me that AI was going to take over the collective consciousness first.
CheeseNoodle@lemmy.world 23 hours ago
That’s so weirdly almost self aware. You must use AI but also can’t trust it an inch.
a_non_monotonic_function@lemmy.world 1 day ago
That is 100% why you’re seeing those assignments. Everybody within most universities structures as far as I can tell is 100% bought in to artificial intelligence in virtually every discipline.
Expect it to get worse. And in strange ways. The educational literature indicates that we have zero idea how to actually use these things without diminishing our own cognitive abilities. The system’s largely can’t be trusted, look at grock the Nazi, or the other systems that are looking to now put ads into conversation.
It’s a big f****** mess. I’m not having any of it in my classes right now. But I also don’t really see the need for them. I need to train my students in base principles, not in the art of asking questions.
DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
Related:
The Chinese internet is so weird…
I tried to go on Baidu Maps on my phone browser so I could look up the neighborhood I used to live in, and the site tried to auto-download the .apk file like 10 times in a row… wtf?
Also like I tried to browse the shopping sites out of curiosity and you can’t even browse the site without needing to sign in, which requires a phone number…
slacktoid@lemmy.ml 15 hours ago
Yeah but in what aspect is it part of the curriculum? Like the math and the engineering behind it? Yeah that would be a good thing to have. If it’s just using AI, I mean the execution is what matters most. Education has always been about making money not learning, so maybe now they can focus on how to think. (Doubt it!)
EndlessNightmare@reddthat.com 13 hours ago
How to spot AI-generated content would be good to learn
slacktoid@lemmy.ml 12 hours ago
That’s going to be an arms race that will quickly outweigh its learning cost because you can change how these models generate text with some easy one shot prompt engineering (no training) and have it follow specific writing styles.