Chapter 9Ethical Considerations for AI in Education

The drastic changes AI technology brings to our classrooms and society come with major ethical implications that we must consider before we begin rapidly integrating AI. AI technology was not built primarily for education, and teachers' concerns might differ greatly from those of AI developers.

Many of the major AI companies have articulated their commitment to the ethical development of AI technology. For example, Dave Willner from Trust & Safety at OpenAI says, “In a society where access to generative AI tools will become as essential as access to the internet, we must balance our obligation to mitigate serious risks with allowing diverse values to flourish.” Anthropic, a company started ...

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