Using Deepfake AI teachers in schools

[Pandaeyed]

This news on schools week UK where they're using deepfake teachers really rocked me. Is this okay? What are peoples thoughts on tech so young at schools and now deepfake? It feels like an experiment on our children.

"‘Deepfake’ teacher avatar plan to help pupils catch up
Academy trust staff to use AI generator to create videos that look and sound just like them to introduce resources for pupils returning to school"

https://schoolsweek.co.uk/schools-trusts-academy-teachers-artificial-intelligence-avatar/

I'm feeling really uneasy about the amount of tech in schools right now due to growing evidence to it's longterm detriment to education outcomes for children's education and health and well being. My daughters nearest school has 'an ipad for every child' from 5, she doesn't have tech at home as I was following the late Steve Jobs example with his kids (as he knew fairly well he'd created something with a great dopamine hit). I imagined that they would be getting screens from 7/8 not as young as 5. Something doesn't feel right.

What do Mums feel about this? Is anyone feeling like I am?

Sadly I think it’s a natural solution to the fact that teaching has become a thankless profession based around crowd control and box ticking exercises. On screen ‘teacher’ that can be simply updated when curriculum or politics change and a couple of real humans on minimum wage in the classroom. I don’t agree with it but it’s the next natural progression while we haemorrhage teachers.

That's so depressing, our poor kids. I don't know why people aren't up in arms about it?

Hi @Pandaeyed !

This may be better than using 'bad' or 'exhausted/cynical' teachers. Sad, I know, but based on what I witnessed when I worked in schools, give a child of mine an AI avatar any day!

Regrettably, I can only agree with everything said by @mustytrusty .