E11

11: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of AI

From The Educators MathCast · Hosted by Mike Flynn & Zak Champagne

2026-02-01·00:15:16

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In this episode of The Educators MathCast: Are you using Large Language Models (LLMs) in your work as a math professional? It's a powerful tool, but that doesn't mean there aren't huge pitfalls to avoid. In this episode of the Educators MathCast Mike and Zak talk about ways they use AI to work more efficiently, shortcomings of the technology they've come across, and major drawbacks they see playing out in the field.

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Are you using Large Language Models (LLMs) in your work as a math professional? It's a powerful tool, but that doesn't mean there aren't huge pitfalls to avoid. In this episode of the Educators MathCast Mike and Zak talk about ways they use AI to work more efficiently, shortcomings of the technology they've come across, and major drawbacks they see playing out in the field. Can you spot AI when you see it? Am I an AI? Bleep bloop bleep?