A primary school teacher admits using AI and ChatGPT saves him hours every week - but he can't see robots taking over anytime soon.<br /><br />David Grant, 27, reckons using technology has stopped him 'taking the job home' - and given him his life back.<br /><br />Contracted to work 35 hours a week, he says before he used AI and ChatGPT he was working up 60 hours.<br /><br />Now David, who has been teaching for five years, says using the software has given him back some free time.<br /><br />But, despite the benefits, he says he doesn't think technology will replace in-person teachers.<br /><br />David, from Glasgow, Scotland, said: "The average teacher works between 57-60 hours a week.<br /><br />"I am only contracted to work 35 hours and most teachers on average do 10 hours extra.<br /><br />"Using AI has helped me cut back on the hours I would spend working at home, now I don't take any work home with me.<br /><br />"People are getting really hyped and saying it will replace teachers but I don't see that happening - it's a tool to assist teachers."<br /><br />David introduced AI for learning which earlier this year.<br /><br />He said: "Marking books is the biggest thing that takes the most time. With AI tools, it will give students feedback as they are doing the task.<br /><br />"At the end of the day you get that data and then you can give the student their feedback - it streamlines the whole process."<br /><br />"The scope for learning is incredible, it is almost like the invention of the internet.<br /><br />"AI is something that can enhance our experiences as teachers, it will enhance teaching rather than hinder it.<br /><br />"For me, I use it to reduce my workload and admin which can be quite overwhelming from time to time."<br /><br />David has now started using AI to help him plan lessons, creating PowerPoints and learning tools for pupils.<br /><br />He said: "I have been using software called Curipod, it can create whole PowerPoints for you.<br /><br />"It can generate whole lessons but I have not done that myself yet.<br /><br />"The best way I have used it is when I have finished a lesson too quickly.<br /><br />"It has a last-minute feature, you click on that and it will add more slides to the PowerPoint for you."<br /><br />David said the transition to AI has come "naturally" as most teaching has transitioned online after Covid.<br /><br />He said: "It has been breakneck speed, with the whole pandemic everything went digital.<br /><br />"We continued to use a lot of that technology after the pandemic. For example, we use iPads and Chromebooks in the classroom a lot.<br /><br />"The transition has come naturally, I played around with ChatGPT in my own personal life and I thought 'why can't I apply this for work'."
