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1. atoav ◴[] No.43634662[source]
As someone teaching at the university level, the goals of teaching are (in that order):

1. Get people interested in my topics and removing fears and/or preconceived notions about whether it is something for them or not

2. Teach students general principles and the ability to go deeper themselves when and if it is needed

3. Giving them the ability to apply the learned principles/material in situations they encounter

I think removing fear and sparking interest is a precondition for the other two. And if people are interested they want to understand it and then they use AI to answer questions they have instead of blindly letting it do the work.

And even before AI you would have students who thought they did themselves favours by going a learn-and-forget route or cheating. AI jusr makes it a little easier to do just that. But in any pressure situation, like a written assignment under supervision it will come to light anyways, whether someone knows their shit or not.

Now I have the luck that the topics I teach (electronics and media technology) are very applied anyways, so AI does not have a big impact as of now. Not being able to understand things isn't really an option when you have to use a mixing desk in a venue with a hundred people or when you have to set up a tripod without wrecking the 6000€ camera on top.

But I generally teach people who are in it for the interest and not for some prestige that comes with having a BA/MA. I can imagine this is quite different in other fields where people are in it for the money or the prestige.