This was an interesting article that dealt with more than AI’s impact on the environment. See included table for what other topics. For now, I found this the most compelling.

## Impact on Environment

> AI is reliant on a chain of extractive processes that are resource-intensive and with deleterious planetary consequences.

> In short, the growing use of AI technologies in education comes at considerable environmental cost – implicated in the depletion of scarce minerals and metals required to manufacture digital technologies, massive amounts of energy and water required to support data processing and storage, and fast-accumulating levels of toxic waste and pollution arising from the disposal of digital technology (see Brevini, 2021).

> Given all the above, any enthusiasms for the increased use of AI in education must address the growing concerns among ecologically-concerned commentators that it might not be desirable (and perhaps even impossible) to justify the development and use of AI technologies in the medium to long-term.
((https://pedagogikkogkritikk.no/index.php/ntpk/article/view/6062/9573))

## Overview of Roadblocks and Detours in Article
An AI generated list:

| Roadblocks | Detours |
|————|———|
| 1. AI cannot fully model the complexity of education | – Recognize AI’s limits in education
– Make AI adapt to schools, not vice versa |
| 2. AI may cause harm to marginalized students | – Include educators and impacted groups in AI development
– Build AI to prevent discrimination |
| 3. Adapting education to fit AI may lead to losses | – Keep human elements central in AI for education
– AI should support, not replace, traditional teaching |
| 4. Data-heavy AI has ecological and environmental costs | – Pursue ‘green’ and sustainable AI
– Question if AI in education is worth the environmental impact |

Key takeaways:
– Slow down and rethink the AI and education discussion
– Face AI’s complexities and risks head-on
– Involve educators and affected communities
– Put humans first, not technology
– Think hard about AI’s long-term sustainability in education​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​