Stephen Downes

Knowledge, Learning, Community

This is interesting, though the full report is behind a stupid subscription wall, which is very frustrating and makes me think a lot less of them. The premise is that AI is interfering with student collaboration because all the students depend on the same AI model, which means when they come together they're already saying the same thing. Apparently the report documents this in more detail, though we get a good sense of it on this open page. The tease is 'seven methods that drive learning in collaborative groups'. We are led to believe the DEC report details a solution, though this is craftily hidden - and thus, to my view, is nothing but a fake. Here also is the press release.

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