CMU AI+ Kickoff (Highlights from the Event)
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Introduction from Manuela Veloso, Head, Machine Learning Department and Andrew Moore, Dean, School of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University.
Some questions and answers from the event
Q (Anthony, panel moderator): What are the ethical/moral issues related to personalized education? Is it really "equal opportunity" when we decide that some students can learn faster and help them achieve their goals faster?
A: I think it is unethical to *not* personalize education.
~ Ken Koedinger, Professor of HCI and Psychology at CMU, founder of Carnegie Learning, Inc.
Q (from the audience): What is the fundamental cost of education? Is it textbooks?
A: “Teaching is 50x or more efficient than textbooks. Fundamentally, we don’t really understand which experiences make people learn (or optimize neural connections that make a person learn, if you will). The real cost of education is the expertise and technology of making the learning process happen.”
~ Ken Koedinger, Professor of HCI and Psychology at CMU, founder of Carnegie Learning, Inc.
Some quotes from the event:
“19 billion dollars of VC capital were invested in Ed-Tech in 2017.”
~ Angela Kennedy, President and CEO of Carnegie Speech.
“Here is a cool idea for an Ed startup: Focus on finding people who need about 4 months of additional training to get a better job but can’t afford taking that much time off. Then invest in them, let them take that time to study/train, and ask for a share of their future revenue.”
~ Sergey Karaev, Co-founder and CTO of Gradescope.
“70% of our expertise is outside of our conscious awareness.”
~ Ken Koedinger, Professor of HCI and Psychology at CMU, founder of Carnegie Learning, Inc.
“You cannot ask more than $10 per student in enterprise sales to educational institutions.”
~ Sergey Karaev, Co-founder and CTO of Gradescope.
“If you can improve a person’s command of English, their yearly income or earning potential can go up to $25k per year.”
~ Angela Kennedy, President and CEO of Carnegie Speech.
Proudly presented and organized by the CMU AI+ Club Team:
The CMU AI+ Club Team:
Ben Lengerich, Anthony Platanios, Maruan Al-Shedivat, Otilia Stretcu and Willie Neiswanger.
Advised by:
Prof. Manuela Veloso, Prof. Tom Mitchell and Prof. Eric Xing
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