As we grow and develop in this world of digital writing, one of the newer and more challenging things we need to face is the creation of generative AI. Specific to what I am writing now, using generative AI is able to breakthrough standardized writing that we’ve been accustomed to, but also raises other unanswered questions to the academia as a whole. Both sides of this argument will be touched further down the post, the good and bad that come from this.

Generative AI in Education

Generative AI has been developed that can produce highly convincing human like text. This can be highly useful in an educational situation as generative AI can help produce content for you; this can be used by a student who has writers block or just wants to be more creative. It could also help with teachers to mark their students work as it can give constructive criticism to an individuals work.

Suppose a student is working on a creative writing assignment, and to help generate some ideas, the student decides to use a generative AI tool such as Chat GPT . The AI draws from a huge and diverse data set to suggest unique plot twists and unexpected, imaginative elements, and suddenly, the student is feeling much more creative. This kind of collaboration between human and machine can enable us to tell richer, more detailed stories. Generative AI can also help teachers. It’s not hard to imagine how generative AI might be able to analyze and evaluate written assignments for them, and much, much faster than any human teacher could.

An illustration depicting the duality of AI—futuristic and advanced, yet intertwined with human-like elements. ( Source: Medium ) 

 An image showing a futuristic robot with human-like features, representing the complex and intertwined relationship between AI and humanity.

The Parallels with Victor Frankenstein

The importance of us having a responsibility to the AI’s we create is as Victor had a responsibility to his creation, If we bring a child into a world then it becomes our problem and our duty to help them and take care of them. I think the author is almost giving us food for thought, as it is not something that is spoken about as frequently as maybe it should be do we want to have robots in our lives 24/7 and do we really have the time for that.

Frankenstein by Mary Shelly brings to light the importance of the human component of creation. Victor’s abandonment of his creation and disregard for its humanity leads to tragedy. In the context of AI, the lessons here point to a human centric creation. AI should be used to enhance the human experience, not as a complete stand-in for humans. The power of human/AI collaboration allows for greater understanding and empathy.

 Reliability and Biases

When tackling the phenomenon of integrating generative AI into the realms of education, there is a fine line in which people must cross. Although AI contributes a major deal in promoting innovation and getting things done faster, education practitioners must figure out way of addressing the ethical considerations. Areas to be addressed include the aspect of referencing, the ability to eliminate biases and integrity. By studying how the ethical considerations will be tackled, we are able to deploy generative AI for educational purposes.