What a new research study tells us about AI's impact on human learning & skills development
How does AI impact skill formation?
Two days ago, the Anthropic Fellows program released a paper called How AI Impacts Skill Formation. Like other papers on AI before it, this one is being treated as proof that AI makes you slower and dumber. Does it prove that?
When everyone has AI and the company still learns nothing
Are people using AI, or is the organization learning from it? What changed because we spent those tokens? And who moves discoveries from individuals to teams to organizational capabilities?
How Americans see AI impacting human skills; its role in science, matchmaking, religion and more
Majorities don’t want AI to give advice about religion or love. But many say AI should help forecast weather, search for financial crimes, develop medicine and more.
Does AI stop children from learning?
New data show the peril and promise of the technology
What Parents Need to Know About AI in the Classroom | Stanford HAI
From immersive learning and personalized tutors to lesson plans and grading, AI is everywhere in K-12 education.
I wrote an AI textbook — how long until AI can do it better?
Reflections on AI's writing ability and how AI models get more capable.
What the Studies Say About How AI Affects Your Brain: A (Very Big) Compilation
The entire literature clearly points to a single surprising finding
What AI is Really For - Christopher Butler
After three years of immersion in AI, I have come to a relatively simple conclusion: it’s a useful technology that is very likely overhyped to the
A guide to understanding AI as normal technology
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Developing our position on AI - Blog - Recurse Center
This post is about how we've tried to develop a position on AI in the context of learning and growth at RC.
Kevin A. Bryan - Eight Rules for Teaching in AI World
How should university teaching change due to AI? A professor's job is to decide what to teach and how to present this material. The job of the course structure is to ensure students learn that content. AI presents three issues: the link between performance and student knowledge has been broken, students need to be able to use AI effectively in their future life, and AI should let us improve how much students learn. We need to modify our courses, our expectations, and our evaluations because of AI, but we can do so in a way that makes education more effective than ever.
Has This Report EXPOSED THE TRUTH About AI Assisted Software Development?
Children of the Magenta Line
Why minimally guided AI does not work. Chatbots, novices, the automation of learning and the case for Alpha School
Is AI ruining our skills? Early results are in — and they’re not good
Reliance on artificial-intelligence tools degrades the abilities of physicians and software engineers, studies show.
AI Development Needs More Women. Here’s What Leaders Can Do About It
Only 31% of professionals in AI development are women—learn how female talent can drive accountability, improve accuracy and improve AI's societal impact.
The risks of AI in schools outweigh the benefits, report says
A new report warns that AI poses a serious threat to children's cognitive development and emotional well-being.
