[丽莎]人工智能在教育中至关重要——但孩子们知道如何使用它吗？

人工智能 (AI) 无处不在——它可以重写著名小说、创作歌曲并制作逼真的视频。

虽然老一辈人担心它会被取代，但今天的年轻人正在拥抱这项技术。

美国皮尤国家研究中心 2023 年 11 月的一项研究显示，在听说过人工智能聊天机器人 ChatGPT 的 13 至 17 岁青少年中，近五分之一曾使用它来帮助完成学业，这相当于大约占美国所有青少年的 13%

同一项研究表明，十分之七的青少年表示在研究新事物和探索某个主题时可以使用聊天机器人。

然而，这引起了人们的担忧，特别是当人工智能产生误导性或虚假信息时。

最近，谷歌的人工智能聊天机器人 Gemini 开始对历史场景进行“唤醒”和不准确的描述，谷歌不得不为此道歉。

当然，人工智能向下一代的引入是没有回头路的。

然而，问题仍然在于针对年轻人的最佳人工智能实践，特别是在教育方面。

当然，人工智能对下一代的影响是无法逆转的。

然而，关于年轻人的最佳人工智能策略的问题仍然存在，特别是在教育领域。

Cointelegraph 采访了 ArenaX Labs 首席执行官 Brandon Da Silva，以更好地了解如何将人工智能高效、安全地应用到青少年教育中。

人工智能提高技术悟性

ArenaX Labs 最近发布了 AI Arena，这是一款玩家对玩家的格斗游戏，玩家训练 AI 模型自主地互相战斗，目标是通过“玩”来提高 AI 素养。

Da Silva 表示，教导年轻人如何实际“训练”或“编程”人工智能具有重要意义，而不仅仅是询问 ChatGPT 等工具的问题。

“如果您使用 ChatGPT 并且它开始给您一个奇怪的答案，那么了解原因很重要，”他解释道。

“否则，有些人可能会开始认为 ChatGPT 告诉他们的基本上就是福音，而不用担心它可能不正确。”

他加了：

“了解这些工具的局限性非常重要，因为只有了解它们的工作原理，你才能真正了解它们在哪里、为什么以及如何可能出错。”

He said kids that begin to interact with AI at a young age, will more likely become a lot more “tech-savvy” than their peers who do not.

“We believe that AI will transform society and that it will be part of everyone’s lives going forward – and because of that, it’s important that people get familiar with it starting from a young age.”

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Da Silva drew a parallel between those who grew up learning how to program from a young age. “Many of these people were better at programming as high schoolers than some full-time employees who have done programming for 10 years as adults,” he said.

However the issue is a multi-faceted one, “there are both benefits and risks,” he continued. The tendency for kids to become “glued” to technology like iPads and phones could be translated into AI usage if not monitored.

He also pointed to the aforementioned risk of AI's inherited bias, like with Google’s Gemini.

“This type of thing can be very dangerous – as adults, it’s easier to recognize bias. But as a child, you don’t know.”

AI in education

This is where proper AI education and attention from educators who are using AI come into play.

Similar to the way people will need to develop the discernment skills to spot deepfakes, Da Silva said we will all need to learn how to ask these important questions surrounding bias when AI is involved, starting with the youth. He said:

“Educators need to emphasize the importance of critical thinking skills when it comes to student interactions with AI.”

It will also be important to consider the user when teaching how to interact with AI – there is no “one-size-fits-all solution.” He said having different “levels” of communication with AI for different kinds of learners is important.

Another important aspect for educators and those dealing with youth’s interactions with AI is the emotional relationships one can develop with an AI. Recent research from the Digital Wellness Lab said children can form “parasocial relationships,” or one-way emotional attachments with AI-enabled digital assistants.

It cited a study of children aged 6-10, in which 93% of participants said that a “digital assistant” they were familiar with was smart, with 65% responding that the device could be a friend.

De Silva said:

“Developing an emotional connection with an AI can help students become more invested in their learning. At the same time, having an emotional connection with something like an AI has a risk of believing what it says more than one should.”

In such cases objectivity could play a lesser role, because that kind of connection can lead one to feel that the AI is a trusted authority that doesn’t need to fact-check – especially among youth.

对于社会来说，这是一个关键时刻，因为人工智能继续以光速发展，而人类却在努力关注技术本身。

然而，对于当今的年轻人来说，这是安全学习和使用最有可能塑造他们未来的工具的时刻。

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