RCT findings from Liu & coauthors:
"introducing an AI tutor may displace engagement with existing learning activities without improving academic performance"
If there's no theory of pedagogy in implementing tech, then students are worse off. could be as simple as that
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The Effects of Course-Integrated AI Tutoring on Student Performance and Engagement: A Randomized University Trial
We evaluate access to a course-integrated generative AI (GenAI) tutor in a randomized controlled trial involving 2,379 undergraduate students and 30 instructors across multiple disciplines in a large ...