u/Majestic_otter8987

Im about to be a third year teacher in a self contained elementary ASD classroom. My last two years have been great- 6 kids, 2 aides. However, unfortunately I was good at my job so they are giving me a new position. Same grades (2-4) for students with autism but with 12 kids! I’ll also have a coteacher and 3 aides.

I am so nervous because 1) i have never worked with a coteacher model before
2) thats a lot of staff to get along with
3) i already struggle with scheduling and planning for 6 kids… idk how i will do 12.

Any tips? Anyone been in a classroom similar?

Okay i want to preface this by saying i am in no way an ai defender. I just recently signed petitions for my state to ban large scale data centers. I am 100% against image generative ai and ai being used in academic or art spaces. I also think there is more wrong with ai than environment impacts, especially when overused because it limits your brain function.
However, im finding it quite ridiculous that people this ChatGpt is the worst thing you can use. I used to fight with my friends be they were using chatgpt until i realized that actually, text chatgpt questions use significantly less energy and water than tik tok videos and video streaming. I find it incredibly hypocritical that i see so many tiktok comments and videos about the environmental impacts of ChatGpt.
My bigger hot take is that all these large scale data centers are going to actually be used moreso for ai weaponry and surveillance, not engines like ChatGPT. And yes we could discuss the ethics of ChatGPT and the fact it (and other sinilar engines) are run by corrupt corporations and billionaires- but isnt facebook? Instagram? Google?

I just wish people wouldnt demonize chatgpt users because the real issue is the corporations and lack of regulations in data centers. Mind you, data centers are nothing new. We need them for all the other tech we have had for years - like social media and video streaming platforms. The whole conversation of ChatGPT and personal ai use reminds me a lot of when I was in elementary school and was being told I had to recycle, turn my lights off, take shorter showers, etc. when in reality, none of those personal activities had any comparison to the damage being done by big corporations.
In my head, chatgpt is kinda like google on crack. I mean, with text questions, isnt it just essentially making a bunch of searches throughout platforms like google? Or am I wrong?

I also recently learned that ai itself doesnt truly need water- nor data centers. Its just the cheapest way corporations can cool their systems. So again, its on the corporations. And of course we can choose to not contribute to the corporations' success but we can say the same for Google, Amazon, etc. - and unfortunately ai seems to be thrown in our face these days with it engrained in everything we use.

What are your thoughts on general text-based ai use and it's environmental impacts/other dangers? Im just kinda confused about the whole issue because it seems ppl are blowing it out of proportion and just repeating what they hear.

Okay i want to preface this by saying i am in no way an ai defender. I just recently signed petitions for my state to ban large scale data centers. I am 100% against image generative ai and ai being used in academic or art spaces. I also think there is more wrong with ai than environment impacts, especially when overused because it limits your brain function. However, im finding it quite ridiculous that people this ChatGpt is the worst thing you can use. I used to fight with my friends bc they were using chatgpt until i realized that actually, text chatgpt questions use significantly less energy and water than tik tok videos and video streaming. I find it incredibly hypocritical that i see so many tiktok comments and videos about the environmental impacts of ChatGpt. My bigger hot take is that all these large scale data centers are going to actually be used moreso for ai weaponry and surveillance, not engines like ChatGPT. And yes we could discuss the ethics of ChatGPT and the fact it (and other sinilar engines) are run by corrupt corporations and billionaires- but isnt facebook? Instagram? Google?

I just wish people wouldnt demonize chatgpt users because the real issue is the corporations and lack of regulations in data centers. Mind you, data centers are nothing new. We need them for all the other tech we have had for years - like social media and video streaming platforms. The whole conversation of ChatGPT and personal ai use reminds me a lot of when I was in elementary school and was being told I had to recycle, turn my lights off, take shorter showers, etc. when in reality, none of those personal activities had any comparison to the damage being done by big corporations.

In my head, chatgpt is kinda like google on crack. I mean, with text questions, isnt it just essentially making a bunch of searches throughout platforms like google? Or am I wrong?

I also recently learned that ai itself doesnt truly need water- nor data centers. Its just the cheapest way corporations can cool their systems. So again, its on the corporations. And of course we can choose to not contribute to the corporations’ success but we can say the same for Google, Amazon, etc. - and unfortunately ai seems to be thrown in our face these days with it engrained in everything we use. I mean as i submit this post, AI is being used to see if it follows the rules….

What are your thoughts on general text-based ai use and it’s environmental impacts? Is what ppl say about it bullshit or not?