Stephen Downes

If 'content knowledge' were enough, we could teach students everything they need to know from books and instruction. Our experience with AI shows that this isn't so. Hence we are seeing the rise of 'Physical AI', for example, a foundational model called Newton that helps AIs learn from physical data such as current, temperature and vibration. "By combining these signals, Newton reasons across modalities and uncovers patterns of physical behavior that are difficult or impossible to detect from any single source." No doubt there are many such projects underway, and it will be interesting to see what results from them. Meanwhile, in education, let's not lose our focus on experience and discovery.