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AI tutors will be held back by culture - by Henrik Karlsson

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The old dream of having a personal tutor for every child is suddenly within reach with the new generation of AI. Yet as amazing as this is, when I see the excitement among people who proclaim that AI will revolutionize education, I can’t help but think of the story of the bull in Bruce Chatwin’s In Patagonia. The story, told by a bitter old lady, is about how the Chilean government in the 1960s tried to establish a model farm in Puntas Arenas. For that purpose the Ministry of Agriculture imported a prize bull to sire new calves: Oh! the bull! You didn’t know whether to laugh or cry about the bull. The Ministry bought this prize bull in New Zealand [and they flew it] to Santiago, flew it to Punta Arenas, where it was presented, with Lord knows what in the way of speeches, to the so-called model farm. And how long did the bull last? How long before they ate it? Three days! In a similar vein, I have a feeling we’ll soon be terribly underwhelmed by the changes wrought by AI tutors in the e

AI tutors will be held back by culture Or, The Bull of Puntas Arenas Henrik Karlsson Apr 04, 2023 189 44 8 Share Pablo Picasso, Lithographs from The Bull , 1945-1946 The old dream of having a personal tutor for every child is suddenly within reach with the new generation of AI. Yet as amazing as this is, when I see the excitement among people who proclaim that AI will revolutionize education, I can’t help but think of the story of the bull in Bruce Chatwin’s In Patagonia . The story, told by a bitter old lady, is about how the Chilean government in the 1960s tried to establish a model farm in

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