The promise and peril of artificial intelligence in education were on display last week, when a tech-focused Colorado Springs high school had to shut down the use of an AI model.
Why it matters: Public anxiety about AI’s safety and cheating risks is colliding with its potential to reshape learning and the future of work — forcing schools to make big decisions in real time.
Driving the news: The D-11 Colorado Springs School of Technology (CSST) began using Anthropic’s Claude in its classrooms earlier this month and abruptly reversed course a week later, principal Nathan Gorsch told Axios Colorado Springs.
- CSST students and teachers had been experimenting with the large language model (LLM) to build websites and video games, Gorsch said.
- But the experiment was short-lived when faculty realized on March 18 that Anthropic’s terms of service bar users under age 18, forcing the school to shut it down for student use.
Disclosure: Reporter Glenn Wallace has a child who attends CSST.…