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Fears that AI teaching will sideline professors

Original: What do you call this? A cop-out? An opportunity to fire the professors or reduce their salaries? I feel sorry for the k

Commenters are criticizing moves to replace or supplement university professors with artificial intelligence, calling it a cop-out that could be used to cut salaries or fire faculty. They worry students will lose the human connection of learning from a mentor — the spark, facial expressions and body language that inspire wonder and let students ask follow-up questions in real time.

Why now: Debate over universities using AI to replace or reduce human teaching staff is currently generating strong reactions.

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• What do you call this? A cop-out? An opportunity to fire the professors or reduce their salaries? I feel sorry for the kids who won't see the spark of intelligence or wonder in their mentors' eyes, who won't be able to follow up on facial expressions and body language. "The… · AAKL@infosec.exchange · 2

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