Operational opacity. AI systems are ‘black boxes’, often unexplainable either for technical or proprietary reasons, uninterpretable to either school staff or students, and hard to challenge or contest when they go wrong.

Contextlessness. AI promoted to schools is routinely considered as if context will not affect uptake or use. Social, political and institutional contexts will affect how AI is used in schools. Policy contexts will shape AI’s use in education systems, reflecting particular political priorities.

Unproven benefits. AI in education is characterized by lots of edtech industry sales pitches, but little independent evidence. Schools remain unprotected against marketing rhetoric from edtech and big tech companies, who promise significant benefits for schools without supplying proof.

Falling for the hype. Promotion of AI for schools is supported by hype to attract policy interest and capture the attention of teachers and leaders, positioning AI as a technical solution for complex educational problems. It also serves the purpose of attracting investors’ attention.

Adam's parents, Matt and Maria, printed out his ChatGPT transcript from September when he started using it, until April 11 when he died. They organized it chronologically by month. That huge stack is March, and the one next to it is the first 11 days of April.

LLMs can easily simulate the social-media behavior of "normies" if by that is meant what a statistically average or essentially predictable post might look like; what is fading from social media is inscrutable intentionality, the gratuitousness that characterizes freedom