Stephen Downes

Knowledge, Learning, Community

According to this article, California Community Colleges (CCC) is partnering with AI company Nectir to launch an AI learning assistant for its 2.1 million students." The point-form article reads like it was AI-generated, though there's no indication of this on the web page. Still, according to the article, "One of Nectir's first pilots at Los Angeles Pacific University found that after a full term of using the platform, students saw a 20% jump in GPA, 13% increase in final scores and a 36% boost in their intrinsic motivation to learn."

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