> Yeah, I work at a CSU and the Teacher's union is against AI.

Is this a political coalition thing or is there a real teacher-related reason they don't like it?

b40d-48b2-979e 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Can one really not imagine a case where the cheating machine being used by students is a bad thing for teachers? Does everything have to be "politically motivated"?

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jwlake an hour ago | parent | next [-]

Its also a teaching machine. There are several classes I had in college I would have killed for ChatGPT to cut through the terrible instruction.

	▲	ares623 40 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		hmm the classic trolley problem

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AnimalMuppet 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

There are more aspects than "cheating machine" that could be bad for a college. It could be bad for students, and teachers may realize that.

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wyager an hour ago | parent | prev [-]

Yes the a priori most likely reason for the TU to be "against AI" is political. If you know much about TUs this is pretty obvious

	▲	throw4847285 an hour ago \| parent \| next [-]
		That is a grotesque misuse of the phrase "a priori." What you mean is, "It's obvious to me." Ok, good for you.
	▲	mold_aid 6 minutes ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		AFT is in fact pro-AI

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pesus 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

There are tons of reasons AI is actively making the school system worse (amongst many other aspects of society). Immediately jumping to "political coalition thing" seems strange.

	▲	shard972 an hour ago \| parent [-]
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ralph84 an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Unions are always against whatever management wants. Then it becomes a bargaining chip for what the union wants. That's how collective bargaining works.

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ashdksnndck an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I think unions in industries where their workers are at risk of eventually getting replaced by AI are pretty universally against it, because protecting the jobs of members is the whole purpose of a union. It’s like how the teamsters are against self-driving cars.

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p1necone 28 minutes ago | parent | prev [-]

Dismissing opinions you don't like by arbitrarily classifying them as "political" vs "not political" is lazy and dishonest.