If, instead, we just shrug and accept it as inevitable, we are shirking our responsibility and, indeed, surrendering our autonomy. Educators who rush to adopt programs like ChatGPT may not just be overestimating the capabilities of artificial intelligence but underestimating the essence of education. The people most receptive to this technology, according to a recent survey , are those who know the least about it. First, with the encouragement of administrators, education publishers , and even unions , teachers are using AI to create lesson plans—which, according to one study of 310 such plans in social studies, tend to emphasize rote memorization. Teachers have mixed opinions about the impact of AI in the classroom.