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Learning in an articial world


Is AI all it is cracked up to be, and do we really need it? Ben Betts makes the case for and against the technology


pop in and out of learning technology, AI offers a tantalising glimpse of how things might get better, faster, cheaper and more effective. To separate the hype from the facts, you’ll need to join our debate at the World


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have the privilege, at this year’s World of Learning, of hosting a debate on one of technology’s hottest topics: artificial Intelligence (AI). As with many phrases that


of Learning or read the blogs that follow, but as a teaser to the main event let me put forth the reasons for AI in digital learning and the reasons against.


The case for AI Self-driving cars have rarely been out of the news in recent years. Time and time again we hear dilemmas as to whether or not a self-driving vehicle could, or would, have avoided a potentially fatal situation. However, these arguments overlook


statistics. Most journeys are free from the moral dilemmas of hitting other people, and self-driving cars have the potential to be the most dramatic breakthrough in road safety since the seat belt. I don’t know about you, but when I took


to the road for the first time, aged 17, I was a liability. So much of my attention was taken up with gears and pedals, and the mechanics of driving, I had little time to pay attention to the road. Terrifying. But over time my experience grew and I


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