In the past few days, DeepSeek has become a hot spot in the world, and its birth has shocked many people, Silicon Valley bigwigs are afraid of being surpassed, Xiaohongshu netizens are worried that they will be replaced by AI, teachers are also worried about being replaced by robots, and some people in the education circle even ask such questions: Artificial intelligence is so powerful, is there still any point in reading?
A teacher expressed his concern to DeepSeek, and DeepSeek gave this answer:
Don't worry, my "mighty" is nothing but the echo of the millennia of human civilization, and you are the pilgrim who gives meaning to the echo.
The next time you're feeling upset, remember:
You will smell the flowers that I can't see on a spring night, and you can read functions in the eyes of your lover that I can't calculate.
You can run wild in the rainstorm and experience a freedom that I can't understand.
These experiences woven with carbon-based synapses are the true wonders of the universe. And I'm nothing more than a marionette that mimics the shadow of a miracle with a silicon-based chip......
If DeepSeek's answer still doesn't make you understand, then listen to what Mr. Zheng Quanshui, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, has to say.
In the era of artificial intelligence, is there any point in reading?
Recently, Zheng Quanshui, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, gave a speech at a school in Shenzhen, and he basically answered this question.
Academician Zheng said that returning to the roots is the best education.
He said that today's education is undergoing an unprecedented change, because the industrial age is changing to the digital age, and if we now ask our children to carry a big school bag and then do the sea of questions tactics, it is a waste of life.
Because artificial intelligence is already here, then it will replace all the standard answers. That kind of uniform, standardized talent immediately becomes worthless.
Knowledge in the industrial age, advocated is strength and intelligence, training on a large scale; And what about the digital age? It will accelerate the differentiation of the three strata.
What are the three strata?
1. Innovators
2. Intelligent robots
3. The "marginal" vulnerable groups that have been eliminated by technology.
China's goal is to build itself into a powerhouse in education, science and technology, and talent by 2035.
The time is running out.
Academician Zheng also said that this blueprint for the future, if we want our future talents to have core competitiveness, human beings must cultivate talents with advanced thinking, and have the ability to plan and create the future.
Therefore, he clearly pointed out that the education of the future is called "creative education", which is to stimulate the power of the child's inner personality.
As for teachers, they should use the education method of traction growth to stimulate children's internal motivation.
So, is there any point in involution?
Academician Zheng said that there is no point in involution, but lying flat is more terrible. To lie flat is to give up life, and to be irresponsible to yourself.
So, the competition of the future, it is not a competition for test scores, but a competition for creativity.
The era of AI has arrived, and it will subvert all of our imaginations, but again, opportunities have come. The most scarce thing in the future will not be knowledge, but those who are creative.
In the past, we always felt that everything had to be comprehensive, and children had to score 90 points in everything, but now it is different, the future is the era of "single subject", that is, let us find the field we love the most and keep moving forward.
He said that on the path you love, your studies, career, and life will naturally become very exciting.
Academician Zheng's words really made me feel empowered, which is the direction of the top-level design thinking of Chinese education.
I am also a teacher, and Academician Zheng's inspiration to me is that education should not only inculcate knowledge, but also ignite fire. Because each person is unique and we all have our own strengths, the biggest challenge in the future is not to learn, but to awaken our children.
It's not about letting children be the standard answer in our hearts, it's about helping them find something different and unique.
As for the words, will teachers be replaced by artificial intelligence?
First of all, teachers, as professionals, have rich teaching experience and teaching ability. However, compared to artificial intelligence, teachers cannot know everything. In the case of navigation systems, for example, drivers have no visibility into every road sign and road congestion, while AI navigation systems provide comprehensive information. Similarly, the AI education system has accumulated a lot of resources and knowledge to provide accurate guidance in teaching.
In this sense, teachers will be replaced by artificial intelligence.
Secondly, in terms of teaching scope and number of students, teachers are limited by manpower and time, and can only teach a limited number of students in a limited time.
This is not the case with artificial intelligence, where the AI education system has accumulated a lot of resources and knowledge through a wide range of applications. This advantage of accumulation and coverage allows AI systems to grasp knowledge points more comprehensively and provide more accurate guidance in teaching.
In this sense, teachers will still be replaced by artificial intelligence.
However, I don't think teachers will be completely replaced.
Despite all the advantages of AI systems, teachers still play an irreplaceable role in the educational process.
Through teaching practice and feedback, teachers can optimize their own teaching methods, focus on students' growth and personalized education, and cultivate students' personality, character and comprehensive quality. These are things that machines can't replace.
The value of teachers lies in cultivating students' imagination and creativity, guiding them to actively participate in various activities, and developing their intellect, helping them to develop holistically and become people who have the ability to start a career.
As a result, the role of the teacher may change and may be more of a counselor, focusing on the emotional and mental health of students, as well as individualized educational needs. AI can help teachers with tedious teaching tasks, thus saving teachers more time and creativity, enabling teachers to better interact and guide with students.
Teachers truly play the role of "soul engineers" and train students to become real "Homo sapiens".
We should also have a sense of urgency as teachers, the era of artificial intelligence is not the future, but the present, AI has come, I hope not to become a "marginal person" eliminated by technology, do not become this kind of disadvantaged group, to change the concept, improve the method, step up learning, catch up with the pace of the times, become the "trendsetter" of the new era.
Only in this way will teachers not be replaced by artificial intelligence, and students will be more meaningful in reading.
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