Artificial intelligence is increasingly penetrating into school life, from homework to the process of reviewing and checking students.
However, according to Andrej Karpathy, a former OpenAI researcher and one of the most influential figures in the AI industry, schools' efforts to detect AI-generated jobs are ineffective.
In a long post on the X platform, he affirmed that AI detection tools are not really effective, can be overlooked in many ways and will definitely fail.
Karpathy believes that it is time for the education system to accept the reality that all exercises done outside of class can be supported by AI.
According to him, instead of investing in in inaccurate detection tools, schools should focus on evaluating the controlled learning environment, that is, doing research in class.
Only then can teachers ensure that students truly apply their thinking ability, not relying on AI assistants.
However, Karpathy does not object to students using AI. On the contrary, he emphasized that AI will be a long-term tool, similar to the appearance of paper machines in the past.
Although computers help calculate faster, students are still taught basic math problems to understand the nature and be able to check for errors.
With AI, this is even more important, because modern models are much more likely to make mistakes than computers. According to him, students need to learn to check intuitively, verify information and clearly understand the tools they use.
One note is that Karpathy believes that teachers still have the right to be creative in designing the test.
They can build an assessment form that does not depend on reference materials, AI or the internet, thereby helping students develop independent thinking.
The ultimate goal is to train generations to both be proficient in using AI and be able to solve problems without AI by their side.
Karpathy's shares appeared at the right time when AI was being introduced to schools at such a fast pace that many educational institutions had not yet adapted.
With no clear roadmap for the use of AI in learning, these warnings and recommendations raise the big question of how the education system needs to change to both effectively utilize AI and maintain the core value of learning?
