Big Tech is paying millions to train teachers on AI, in a push to bring chatbots into classrooms
JOCELYN GECKER
Associated Press
Updated
Teachers around the country say that student use of artificial intelligence has become so prevalent that to assign writing outside of the classroom is like asking students to cheat.
SAN ANTONIO — On a scorching hot Saturday in San Antonio, dozens of teachers traded a day off for a glimpse of the future. The topic of the day's workshop: enhancing instruction with artificial intelligence.
Microsoft Vice Chair and President Brad Smith speaks about the company's initiative to increase access to AI software and training for teachers and students across Washington on Oct. 9 at the company's headquarters in Redmond, Wash.
Northside American Federation of Teachers President Melina Espiritu-Azocar, right, speaks with middle school teacher Celeste Simone during a Microsoft AI training event Sept. 27 in San Antonio.
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Northside American Federation of Teachers President Melina Espiritu-Azocar, right, speaks with middle school teacher Celeste Simone during a Microsoft AI training event Sept. 27 in San Antonio.
Microsoft Vice Chair and President Brad Smith speaks about the company's initiative to increase access to AI software and training for teachers and students across Washington on Oct. 9 at the company's headquarters in Redmond, Wash.
