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UK. ‘Students at the University of Staffordshire have said they feel “robbed of knowledge and enjoyment” after a course they hoped would launch their digital careers turned out to be taught in large part by AI.’
Disrespectful to the students
theguardian.com/education/2025…
‘We could have asked ChatGPT’: students fight back over course taught by AI
Staffordshire students say signs material was AI-generated included suspicious file names and rogue voiceover accentAisha Down (The Guardian)
El Duvelle
in reply to Frederik Borgesius • • •阜日木卩由巾凡
in reply to El Duvelle • • •ucu.org.uk/article/13302/Vow-t…
Vow to fight plans to cull 1 in 10 academic jobs at Staffordshire University
www.ucu.org.ukEl Duvelle
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Hmm, the two things (staff cuts, staff using AI to make lectures) seem separate for me? Surely lecturers that are currently employed know how to make proper lectures?
Even if they have too many lectures to prepare, that maybe got piled up on them because of the staff cuts - they could just make a quick & dirty version of a lecture that is not perfect, but at least doesn't use genAI which we know produces inaccurate outputs and relies on stolen labour (etc.)? I don't think anything justifies the use of AI in making lectures, that leads to teaching inaccurate content to the students and also showing them that it's OK to just create fake content when you're in a hurry.
It's kind of the same as justifying researchers faking data because getting papers is essential for getting a job. These are lines that we shouldn't cross.
阜日木卩由巾凡
in reply to El Duvelle • • •I 100% agree with you, especially we don't know if their motive is but in any case none is justification to thieves, frauds or cheats, AI lectures are the same. I made a jump here tho to suggest as people get desperate they would engage more with not justifiable criminal behaviour
@Frederik_Borgesius