GOSH! WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT?

I took The Old Girl to the airport at 5AM this morning. She's off to Russell for a few days.

Getting to the airport at that time of the morning was a breeze. It'd be nice to have low traffic density all the time. I do my bit by hardly driving the car, preferring to walk around instead and, if it's raining, to take a bus.

Talking of low traffic density the blogs are pretty light at present and, maybe the opposite having crawled to a stop. It's just as well that The Curmudgeons Inc.ⓒ is here to keep things going.

Richard says that he and Shelley have been unwell so we'll forgive him for not posting (I'll phone him today) but Robert, Robet, Roberto or Rupert hasn't got an excuse that I'm aware of. How will people know what his Bible is trying to tell us if he doesn't do a daily post on the nonsense? 

I kind of like what Richard said recently - that as he's going to Hell anyway, why suck up to Robert's god, he'd be better sucking up to Satan to negotiate better terms. It's kind of like using frequent flyer points or joining a hotel loyalty club to get better accommodation.

Not this.

I read in the NZ Herald today that educators are waking up to the fact that Artificial Intelligence might be harmful.

Gosh - really?

Artificial intelligence has become a fixture in New Zealand classrooms, but more than half of teachers believe it is already harming students' ability to think critically and creatively, a major Education Review Office report has found. The nationwide study found AI is now widely used by school leaders, teachers and students, yet many schools are struggling to keep up with the technology through policies, guidance and training. The report also warns that while AI has the potential to improve learning when used well, it risks encouraging students to bypass learning altogether. The concern is particularly pronounced in secondary schools, where 71% of teachers believe AI has negatively affected students' critical thinking, compared with 41% of primary teachers. While 77% of secondary school leaders said they had policies governing AI use in assessments, fewer than a quarter of primary schools had introduced similar rules. The report also found significant gaps around privacy and security. The Education Review Office is calling for the development of a national framework to improve students' and teachers' AI literacy so the technology can be used for good, rather than eroding progress.          Reporter Rachel Maher, NZ Herald Maybe someone should tell Rupert.