The potential of AI in education, as in other areas, is often exciting! But there are heaps of hype for AI in education, a field that has historically been a little vulnerable to hype. And educators (and their students) have often not been well served by that hype.The potential of AI in education, as in other areas, is often exciting! But there are heaps of hype for AI in education, a field that has historically been a little vulnerable to hype. And educators (and their students) have often not been well served by that hype.

Motivated by that, we had two goals. First, to write an accessible introduction to AI chatbot-style tech for educators and other education stakeholders. Second, we wanted to underscore some potential education-related *risks* that could arise from AI-related misconceptions.Motivated by that, we had two goals. First, to write an accessible introduction to AI chatbot-style tech for educators and other education stakeholders. Second, we wanted to underscore some potential education-related *risks* that could arise from AI-related misconceptions.