15-12-2023 | Column: Rethinking Creativity and Technology in Education
Artificial Intelligence, Responsible Innovation, and the Future of Humanity with Andrew Maynard
Authors:
Carmen Richardson, Nicole Oster, Danah Henriksen, Punya Mishra
Published in:
TechTrends
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Issue 1/2024
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Excerpt
In our most recent articles in this
Tech Trends series, we have connected with engaging thought leaders to explore Artificial Intelligence (AI) and creativity from varied angles. Our AI focus within the series began with seasoned educational technologist Chris Dede, who situated the emergence of AI in a historical context and emphasized approaching AI development with a critical lens (Warr et al.,
2023). Then, innovator and scholar Ethan Mollick advocated for educators to widely adopt generative AI and adapt to this new addition to our educational ecosystem (Henriksen et al.,
2023). Most recently, educational leader and researcher Kyle Jensen explored the relationship between writing processes, pedagogies, values, and emerging technologies (Woo et al.,
2023). All these insightful scholars emphasized the importance of looking ahead to the potential impact of AI on learning futures. Our discussion in this piece, with Dr. Andrew Maynard, also underscores the importance of taking a long-term view when thinking of AI, education, and creativity. …