The diction used to describe AI is part of this blurring of the lines—chatbots, hallucinations, pattern "recognition." The fact that Large Language Models is how we've chosen to best describe the process is indicative of the interplay between people and systems. As schools grapple with how AI integrates into already-existing systems (most of which are outdated), I imagine the anthropomorphizing will help that integration. Getting carried away, though, is the deeper concern, whatever that may look like.
small anecdotal error: if Mowgli had been found by Sher Kahn (beginning of the article) The Jungle Book would have been very short indeed :)
You're right! Was it Akeela? Or Bagheera? Memory escapes...
Bagheera!
The diction used to describe AI is part of this blurring of the lines—chatbots, hallucinations, pattern "recognition." The fact that Large Language Models is how we've chosen to best describe the process is indicative of the interplay between people and systems. As schools grapple with how AI integrates into already-existing systems (most of which are outdated), I imagine the anthropomorphizing will help that integration. Getting carried away, though, is the deeper concern, whatever that may look like.