Generative AI can be a super useful tool for educators and teachers if used properly. However, there are some limitations. One of these limitations is accuracy and reliability. AI generated content often contains errors, outdated information, odd sources, or biased perspectives. If teachers don’t fact check and fine tune the AI generated content, they will end up teaching incorrect content to students or having lessons that aren’t effective and don’t make sense. This is a major reason why it’s crucial that teachers and students learn how to properly use AI and about the potential risks of using AI. Another limitation of AI is that you aren’t 100% sure where it’s drawing the content from, it could be pulling content from unreliable sources like Quora or Reddit. Generative AI will also seek information that supports your prompt, which can lead to incorrect and biased responses (https://www.icaew.com/technical/technology/artificial-intelligence/generative-ai-guide/risks-and-limitations). There are so many possible ways generative AI can be used in school. I would like to teach grade 3-4, and I think AI use is definitely acceptable for the teacher, and it could be introduced to students to help get them thinking critically about the information they see online. I would use it to help create lesson plans, brainstorm, draft unit outlines, resource lists, rubrics, self assessments, and more. It would be appropriate because I would always go over the generated content and personalize/fine tune it to ensure its effective quality content that would be engaging and benefit my class. I personally have found AI to be extremely helpful for educational purposes. I have used it to brainstorm, make lesson plans, rubrics, and self assesment forms. I have also used it for my own education. When I was studying exercise science I often had to have a very good understanding of complex concepts and processes that go on in the body. I used AI to help put these complex things into simpler words and create study packages. With that being said, I have found many errors and incorrect answers, fact checking the information and content is necessary. AI has many environmental impacts, such as high energy consumption, high carbon emissions, and high water use (https://news.mit.edu/2025/explained-generative-ai-environmental-impact-0117). AI also has privacy and security concerns related to data collection. A massive responsibility issue is academic integrity, it’s so easy for students to become over reliant on AI and even just directly copy and paste AI into their assignments and claim it’s their own work. This puts students at risk for plagiarism, and students do not actually learn the information.
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