If offered the opportunity, I would have loved to ask Schneiderman how our (yours, actually) education system would have to adapt to accommodate living in a world with AI. Many schools already have computer labs, teach some form of data visualization, basic statistics and how to not be fooled by propaganda (at least it is part of the Brazilian curriculum, in theory). However, the ethical and technical "dilemmas" or concerns seem a little different. There is the question of privacy, accountability, how powerful are they really, could they substitute humans, how they really work (beyond the level of magic black box that can learn better than humans, which is very wrong), and many other misconceptions that appear in the media, social media or in casual conversation. So, I would like to ask him how does he believe that the education system could do a better job of creating people that are able to better navigate a world where AI is a common tool.
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This is such a wonderful question, Pedro. I agree with your points and I'm an advocate for continuous improvement of AI education. I am curious to know how you would address the subtleties mentioned in your post? There is no harm in brainstorming even if our level of expertise does not match with that of Schneiderman. I believe teachers would need to undergo rigorous training on AI, not learn the technical aspects but the basics on how it works and more importantly its social consequences. I also think the classroom experience should be discussion-based with students proposing, for example, methods to keep Big Tech accountable, the potential harm of deep fakes, or how to be aware of ever-evolving malicious online activity.
I agree so much that I nearly always ask this question of AI experts...