Generative AI Can Harm Learning
Hamsa Bastani, et al.,
The Wharton School,
Sept 11, 2024
So the way this study (59 page PDF) worked is that a teacher taught the students, then they had some AI-assisted practice, then they took a test on the same material with no AI support. They performed worse when they used the AI than when they didn't. I found this a pretty narrow study, and I'm not really sure about the AI the researchers used (it was a ChatGPT 4 'base' model, which they report frequently made math errors). I wouldn't think simply using the AI for a 'practice session' would be particularly interesting or engaging, but maybe that's just my perception.
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