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The danger of Lock Ins
One fear from researcher in educational technology and AI is lock in. It happened before. Companies compete in giving a good deal for applications and services but lack of interoperability ... -
Does generative AI lead to decreased critical thinking?
As I have noted before LinkedIn has emerged as the clearing house for exchanging research and commentary of AI in education. And in this forum, the AI skeptics seem to ... -
Adoption and impact
When we talk about education and training we tend to focus on teachers and trainers in vocational schools. But there is a whole other sector known as L&D - Learning ... -
AI and the future of jobs: An update
One feature of the ongoing debates around Generative AI is that almost everything seems to be contested. While the big tech companies are ever bullish about the prospects for their ... -
Digital Pedagogies Rewilded
I've written a lot about AI and education over the last year. I've not written so much about AI and learning and I'm going to try to remedy this in ... -
AI - Productivity, Jobs and Skills
Much of the big excitement about Generative AI was driven by the idea that it would boost productivity (and thus profit). Conversely one of the fears was that it would ... -
Locally developed technology best serves communities
I’m impressed by the work being carried out by the DAIR Institute. DAIR stands for Distributed AI Research Institute. They say “We are an interdisciplinary and globally distributed AI research ... -
Do we need specialised AI tools for education and instructional design?
In last weeks edition of her newsletter, Philippa Hardman reported on an interesting research project she has undertaken to explore the effectiveness of Large Language Models (LLMs) like ChatGPT, Claude, ... -
AI and Ed: pitfalls but encouraging signs
In August I became hopeful that the hype around Generative AI was beginning to die down. Now I thought we might get a gap to do some serious research and ... -
Anthropomorphism of AI in Learning Environments: Risks of Humanizing the Machine
There is a flood of reports and publications around AI in education, driven, I guess, by the increasing use of Generative AI in education. One that caught my eye today ...
