AI in Schools: Students' Rival or Friend?

TPO - Students think that AI is like a teacher who is always there to support them at any time, but dependence will make them lazy to think, even dependent.

In the Talkshow “AI in Reading Culture: Rival or Friend” held at Nguyen Sieu Secondary and High School on April 26, Mr. Kenny Nguyen, Technical Director of Coc Coc Technology Company, said that in the digital age, there has been a shift in information reception. With limited time, readers increasingly choose concise and easy-to-understand content.

Readers use AI to help summarize the content of books to quickly grasp the main message instead of reading the entire content. However, this raises a serious issue that needs to be considered: whether technology supports reading or reduces the role of humans in exploration and discovery .

Students shared enthusiastically about the use of AI in learning as well as the advantages and disadvantages of technology.

Students shared and asked questions to guests about using AI effectively in studying and reading.

Many students believe that the appearance of AI has greatly supported them in their studies, like a second teacher.

For example, when reading a good book, at difficult parts, students can ask questions for AI to analyze more deeply, helping them understand the content better. Or, with difficult words, to find information about the author, the context of the work's creation, students also ask for AI's support.

However, some students also admitted that they abused technology to help them do homework that they should have done themselves.

On the downside of AI, students also realize that depending on it will reduce thinking, making young people lazy to think because everything has been solved. Some students even warned that there have been times when AI has given incorrect information.

In particular, regarding reading, the female student of Nguyen Sieu Secondary and High School shared that she often likes to explore, research, and discover books that suit her learning and entertainment needs.

AI misses good details, readers are no longer entertained

I also used AI to summarize books, but it only provided basic “bullet points”, ignoring interesting details. “Meanwhile, learners find the information provided quite basic, so they are lazy to read and lazy to remember, which is a fatal blow in the context of not many young people being interested in reading books like today,” the female student said.

Mr. Kenny Nguyen said that AI has outstanding features such as being able to summarize content to help readers save time or convert text to speech so we can listen instead of read. AI also provides knowledge, explaining difficult concepts quickly.

But he also advises students to use AI in their studies ethically, because if they are not proactive and completely dependent, it will reduce their thinking and form a habit of being lazy to think.

In addition, readers may also feel pressured by using technology and reduce the comfort and relaxation that traditional reading brings. That is also the limitation and downside of AI.

According to Mr. Kenny Nguyen, during the recruitment process, the company uses tests to select students. In the past two years, it has been discovered that candidates use technology to solve the test, so when they enter the interview round, they do not grasp the information. This is a very worrying thing. Students are the future owners of the country, so they should clearly understand the benefits and disadvantages of AI to use it most effectively.

Especially in studying, when the information provided by AI is not yet available to students, they do not have the ability to know exactly whether it is correct or not, and need to discuss it with teachers or parents.

This expert also guides students on how to ask questions, provide context, and give clear suggestions so that AI's answers will be more specific and easier to understand.

On April 26, Nguyen Sieu Secondary and High School organized the program “Book Festival and Reading Culture Day” to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification. The Reading Festival will help students understand the value of books and nurture their passion for reading.

Students participate in "Book Festival and Reading Culture".

At the festival, the organizers awarded prizes to students who transformed into literary and historical characters in the contest "Book characters come to life".

Creative spaces attract hundreds of students such as: Book exhibitions, quizzes, storytelling with pictures, book cover drawing...

Ms. Nguyen Thi Minh Thuy, Principal of the school, believes that reading culture in the "flat world " is greatly supported by technology and AI, so we not only nurture a passion for reading but also have to become smart readers.

Today's generation of students is the generation that follows in the footsteps of their fathers in history, the "golden generation" that builds the future with the light of knowledge, faith and national pride.

"Books will be a treasure that helps children nurture the present and build the future, so I hope each student will be a reading culture ambassador, inspiring friends, parents, and relatives. After today's book festival, the children will continue a series of reading culture activities for a rewarding summer," she said.

Ha Linh

Source: https://tienphong.vn/ai-trong-truong-hoc-doi-thu-hay-nguoi-ban-cua-hoc-sinh-post1737357.tpo