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IIT Professor Hints at AI Tools Being Allowed in JEE Exams Someday
- Professor Balaraman Ravindran from IIT Madras promotes embracing AI tools like ChatGPT and Perplexity AI, highlighting their transformative impact on problem-solving skills.
- Despite concerns about AI diminishing critical thinking skills, Ravindran believes these tools teach individuals to approach problems differently, aiding in tackling larger challenges effectively.
- Balaraman Ravindran, with over two decades of teaching experience at IIT Madras, acknowledged the challenges AI poses to educators, requiring them to adapt their teaching methods.
- To address students' reliance on AI tools, the department at IIT Madras introduced in-class assignments with disabled Wi-Fi, fostering continuous learning and testing basic concepts.
- Ravindran delivers NPTEL courses on reinforcement learning and machine learning, now available in regional languages for wider student access in collaboration with AI4Bharat.
- While acknowledging AI's democratization of advanced skills, Professor Ravindran believes that AI tutors cannot replace human teachers' empathy and psychological support, especially in higher education.
- Ravindran highlighted the need for teachers to provide added value in classrooms beyond teaching fundamentals, leveraging AI for personalized teaching methods based on students' comprehension levels.
- Regarding the impact of AI on critical thinking, Ravindran argued that technology advancements may affect certain skills like mental arithmetic but do not necessarily indicate reduced intelligence.
- Ravindran expressed the need for curriculum revision in India's education system to equip students with AI skills that enhance efficiency and capacity across various fields of work effectively.
- In advocating for a curriculum shift from coding to designing code structures and functional program modules, Ravindran emphasized the importance of emphasizing design principles over mere operation of AI tools.
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