A.I. is fueling a “poverty of imagination.” Here’s how we can fix it.

Meher AhmadJessica Grose, and Tressie McMillan Cottom

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Artificial intelligence is already showing up in the classroom, so how are colleges, professors and students adapting to it? The New York Times Opinion editor Meher Ahmad is joined by the writer Jessica Grose and the columnist Tressie McMillan Cottom to talk about how the humanities are charting a new course, and whether ChatGPT is comparable to SparkNotes.

A.I. Is Fueling a ‘Poverty of Imagination.’ Here’s How We Can Fix It.What bots are really doing in the classroom. Below is a transcript of an episode of “The Opinions.” We recommend listening to it in its original form for the full effect. You can do so using the player above or on the NYT Audio app, Apple, Spotify, Amazon Music, YouTube, iHeartRadio or wherever you get your podcasts. The transcript has been lightly edited for length and claritMeher Ahmad: I’m Meher Ahmad and I’m an editor for the New York Times Opinion section. Today I am joined by my colleagues the writer Jessica Grose and the columnist Tressie McMillan Cotto, to talk about artificial intelligence and education. Hi to both of you.

Jessica Grose: Thanks so much for having me.Tressie McMillan Cottom: Hello. Always a pleasure to be here. And hi, Jessica. Good to see you. Ahmad: So both of you have given this a lot of thought. Tressie, you’re in the classroom often as a sociology professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and have called generative A.I. “mid tech,” which we’ll get into. Jess, you’ve spent time interviewing parents, students and most recently educators across the humanities to write a series of pieces on A.I. and education for your newsletter.