Teachers deserve a medal for surviving this digital jungle
Discussion
Teachers need to use AI to keep up with what the students can now learn on their own. Maybe guide them in using the AI effectively to explore the really important aspects of the subject. This is the world the students will live in. Regretting it isn't like it was when you were the student is a waste of time and a disservice to everyone.
The problem is more often than not these bots spit out hallucinations mixed with facts. It takes experience to spot the useful bits.
Also, using these tools early on also means you actually never learn to do it correctly. How are you going to spot mistakes, or debug? I think these tools should be used *after* gaining some experience.
Have the AI generate tests. Read them. Learn how they work by query the AI until satisfied. Both learn. It is faster. I am old. I have learned a lot the old way. But I notice I learn new things much faster with the AI than without. I don't think we know yet the proper balance or can know without more working with it.
Are you learning new things with AI in completely new domains, or still within your domain? If you are within your domain, you still have your experience to filter out the inaccuracies. Try with something very different.
Just couple of days ago I spotted a significant but subtle error in a somewhat straightforward summarisation task I was trying with Llama. It could have easily slipped past me if I were not careful.