Improving Learning / David Wiley

An “AI Student Agent” Takes an Asynchronous Online Course

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The earlier we all start thinking about this problem, the sooner we can start generating ideas and potential solutions.

Given the magnitude of impact generative AI is having and will have in education (and many other aspects of life), I’m working with some diligence to keep up to date with developments in the field. Recently, I noticed how a couple of the emerging capabilities of generative AI will come together in the future in a way that will impact education much more dramatically than I am hearing anyone talking about currently (if I’m missing this conversation somewhere, please help me connect to it!). But before I give away the punch line, let me share the individual pieces. Maybe you’ll see what I saw.

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