Educators today are facing pressures to incorporate generative artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT and Claude into curriculum design and lesson planning. However, research shows that the main contributors to teacher workload are administrative tasks, data collection, compliance, and reporting. Instead of focusing on lesson planning, AI could better serve educators by addressing these burdens. The push for AI-powered lesson planning tools may be influenced by commercial interests and may not align with educators’ actual needs. Instead, discussions should center around how educators want to utilize AI to address workload issues.