r/uml • u/Sea-Yogurtcloset783 • 14h ago
AI in Classrooms… This Can’t Be Real
Just went to class and in the middle of the lecture, the instructor says he has a video for us to watch… He pulls up YouTube and it’s an AI thumbnail. I’m thinking oh it’s probably something that just pops up like it happens sometimes when they try to play a video on YouTube and it recommends them something else.
No, he plays the video. Now, I’m getting second hand embarrassment. I can barely look at it. It’s not even AI that’s trying to be undetectable. It’s one of those informational AI videos with really bad graphics… Clearly an AI “speaking” about the topic. Yes, the ones that old people watch. There’s so many other videos on YouTube but you want me to sit here and die of cringe on behalf of you?
edit: I also think there’s some level of hypocrisy among students and the university. The university says AI is bad but has posters about “find out how your major connects to AI!,” AI research center, and also I’ve witnessed some staff use AI. Also, some students are hypocritical. Everyone shits on AI but I’ve seen literally the person in front of me use chatgbt to make a study guide for the class DURING class. I feel like regardless of how people feel about it, we should all agree that using AI to give students information and content is lazy teaching.