HALF the companies using ChatGPT say it has already replaced workers (Fortune)

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54. It isn't an absurd statement. I have the greatest respect for teachers who

take their profession seriously. A lot of my friends over the years have been teachers (ones I met as an adult, not while I was in school), from elementary school teachers to college professors (more of the later), and my extended family has included college professors and a high school teacher.

But not all teachers are good. Not all teachers are responsible. And not all teachers will try to make sure their students are learning rather than letting AI do the thinking and writing/creating for them.

This is one time students really need teachers to stand up for them, not cave to new technology.

I saw a column from a teacher who said his kids would just cheat with AI anyway, so he'd let them cheat because they'll be using AI when they graduate. He didn't want to be bothered trying to figure out if they were cheating. I pity his students.

Teachers should be able to write their own lesson plans, just as they should know what they're teaching.

And btw, a study I saw and posted about said a higher percentage of students than teachers felt ChatGPT should be banned, and even the kids using it considered it cheating. The students know better than some teachers on this subject.