SEVERAL people (myself included) have written about the harmful impact of LLM (large language model) chatbots on basic learning processes in educational institutions. Learning is not merely accessing content, it is thinking with and through content. This is why those who claim that schooling (or processual education at any stage) can be easily replaced with an LLM subscription and internet access are selling a dangerous fiction.
Over a longer period, I am more optimistic that institutionalised learning will stay relevant, perhaps even without excessive reliance on technology. Already we see schools across several high-achieving educational contexts experimenting with tech-free classes and reporting improved student learning performance. Schools and universities themselves will continue to act as key sites of human socialisation, which should remain relevant in a world increasingly fragmented, insular and diffused.
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