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Stephen Downes

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This article offers an alternative to the common human-in-the-loop (HIL) perspective of AI: "AI-in-the-loop (AI2L) systems: the human is in control of the system, while the AI is there to support the human.characteristic." That is certainly my own experience working with AI. As the title suggests, the terms reveal two different perspectives on computing generally: automation versus collaboration. And these, in turn, are two different approaches to ed-tech and e-learning. Most work in the field seems dedicated toward automation. But because engagement in key to learning, I think collaboration - with the learner making the calls - seems to me to be the better approach. "Moving from HIL to AI2L is likely to help build AI systems where AI truly enhances human expertise, resulting in smarter, more resilient solutions that thrive on collaboration, not automation." Via Ross Dawson.

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