Ikusasa lemfundo ephakeme lingase lincike ekutheni amanyuvesi azibuze imibuzo enzulu mayelana nokuthi abafundi bafunda kanjani, ulwazi lukabani olubhekwa njengolubalulekile, kanye nokuthi yiziphi izinto okufanele ziqhubeke zenziwa ngabantu kuphela kule nkathi yobuhlakani bokuzenzakalela (Artificial Intelligence – AI).
Kusukela ezingozini ezingase zihambisane nokusetshenziswa kwe-AI kuya esidingweni sokususa umthelela wamakoloni ezinhlelweni zolwazi, izifundiswa ezihamba phambili zinxusa amanyuvesi ukuba acabange kabusha ngezisekelo zezindlela zokufundisa nokufunda.
Lokhu kube yingqikithi yengqungquthela yesine ebizwa nge-Innovations in the Science of Teaching and Learning Conference, ebihlelwe yiNyuvesi yaKwaZulu-Natali (UKZN).
Le ngqungquthela, ebisanda kubanjelwa e-Elangeni Hotel eThekwini, ihlanganise izifundiswa nabafundi abangaphezu kuka-300 abavela emikhakheni eyahlukene yezemfundo, lapho bekudingidwa khona ukuthi amanyuvesi kufanele azivumelanise kanjani nezinguquko ezisheshayo ezenzeka emhlabeni.
Ekhuluma nezithunywa ebezihambele le ngqungquthela, uSolwazi Thabo Msibi, oyiPhini likaSekela-Shansela obhekele ukuFundisa nokuFunda e-UKZN, uthe amanyuvesi abhekene nesikhathi esibaluleke kakhulu esidinga ukuthi kubuyekezwe indlela imfundo eqhutshwa ngayo.
Uveze ukuthi ukungaqiniseki okwenzeka emhlabeni, imibono ephikisanayo mayelana neqiniso, ulwazi kanye nobuwena babantu, kanye nokuthuthuka ngokushesha kobuchwepheshe, sekungena kakhulu nasemakilasini okufundela.
“Uma umhlaba uguquka, izindlela zokufundisa nokufunda azikwazi ukuqhubeka zingaguquki,” kusho uMsibi.
Unxuse ababambe iqhaza kule ngqungquthela ukuba baqonde ukuthi lezi zinguquko zidinga indlela yokufundisa ehlanganisa imikhakha eyahlukene yolwazi, kodwa egxile kakhulu kubantu nasezidingweni zabo.
Izikhulumi eziqavile kule ngqungquthela ziqhubekile nokugcizelela lo mbono, zahlaziya indlela ulwazi nokufunda okuguquka ngayo ngokusebenzisa imibono eyahlukene.
KUXWAYISWA NGOKUSETSHENZISWA KWE-AI NGAPHANDLE KOCWANINGO OLWANELE
Olunye lwezethulo olugqamise kakhulu isidingo soguquko emfundweni ephakeme belugxile ekusetshenzisweni kobuhlakani bokuzenzakalela (AI).
USolwazi Wayne Holmes wase-University College London uzwakalise ukukhathazeka ngesivinini amanyuvesi asebenzisa ngaso i-AI kwezemfundo, ngaphandle kokuba nobufakazi obanele bokuthi lobu buchwepheshe busebenza ngempumelelo kangakanani, buphephe kangakanani nokuthi bunamuphi umthelela kubafundi.
UHolmes, ofundisa izifundo ezigxile ekuhlaziyweni ngokujulile kwe-AI kanye nemfundo (Critical Studies of Artificial Intelligence and Education), uthe nakuba i-AI ingasiza ekuthuthukiseni umsebenzi wothisha nabafundisi, ayikwazi ukuthatha indawo yabo ngokuphelele.
Uxwayise ngokuthi amanyuvesi angazithola esebusebenzisa ngokushesha ubuchwepheshe obusha engakayiqondi ngokugcwele imiphumela yabo.
“Uma uyibuka ngaphandle, i-AI ibonakala imangalisa kakhulu, kodwa iqiniso lihluke kakhulu kulokho,” kusho uHolmes.
Unxuse ukuba kube nemithetho eqinile elawula ukusetshenziswa kwe-AI, waxwayisa ngokuthi lobu buchwepheshe bungase bulethe izinzuzo zesikhashana, kodwa budale izinkinga zesikhathi eside.
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