One of the promises of AI is that it can reduce workloads so employees can focus more on higher-value and more engaging tasks. But according to new research, AI tools don’t reduce work, they consisten...

Purpose This paper critiques meritocracy's foundational assumptions, arguing that its focus on ranking individuals according to flawed metrics fosters unhe...

When machines learned to think, human attention became key

This study is part of a larger action research (AR) project aimed at improving students’ engagement with fiction and reading skills in Swedish and Swedish as a second language. In this paper, a the...

The rapid uptake of Generative AI, particularly large language models (LLMs), by students raises urgent questions about their effects on learning. We compared t

Every time we choose people over convenience, we invest in community. The real question in our homes, workplaces and democracies is whether we are willing to pay that price.

Large language models (LMs) often struggle to generate diverse, human-like creative content, raising concerns about the long-term homogenization of human thought through repeated exposure to...

Humanities scholars, artists, authors and computer scientists recently came together at the University of Toronto to explore how artificial intelligence will impact society.

What I hope they consider when making decisions about using AI

I asked ChatGPT how it would destroy America’s youth. Its answers were unsettling — and all too familiar.

For the past few months, I've been visiting schools and hearing from students about why and how they're using (or refusing) generative artificial intelligence. In this article, I'm talking about two o...

It’s time to give tired tech the boot: “We can’t hold on to systems that don’t align with our vision,” says Grace Magley of Natick Public Schools in ...

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Quiet quitting, the Great Resignation, chronically low engagement numbers, increasing numbers of labor disputes, demands for equity and dignity in the workplace—business leaders have been warily watch...

Alison Wood Brooks on the science of conversation and the art of being ourselves

See our comprehensive AI glossary for K-12 teachers and students who want to learn AI terms and develop AI literacy in the classroom.

Using digital tools does not mean students or educators possess data literacy or understand the quality, context, or implications of data.

An Anthropic research paper testing which values AI models express in the real world

Rebecca Winthrop proposes that we all take a minimalist approach to using AI, particularly when interacting with young people in our lives.

Part of thinking differently is learning to see differently. We can learn to do that from various sources — people like Robert Taylor, who invented Softsoap after he saw how goopy bar soap became afte...

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Teens increasingly don’t trust the online content they consume, and AI is making it worse, according to a new study. A high school senior explains why that matters.

"Innovation” is mostly an unserious distraction from the real work of rethinking education.

The social network company hopes neuroscience will give it an advantage in the AI race.

By shifting their focus to the process of learning instead of the product, students are encouraged to develop critical cognitive competencies.

Technology tools aren’t magic. Consider whether they will support what you're trying to do in the classroom.

Student behavior has improved and disciplinary referrals have gone down, administrators say.

Educators question whether the rapid shift toward more technology has benefited learning. “I really lose my focus.”