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When the Teaching Assistant Is an AI ‘Twin’ of the Professor

From This Week with EdSurge · Hosted by Ira Apfel

August 27, 2024·44:29

Episode summary

In this episode of This Week with EdSurge: Two instructors made AI chatbot versions of themselves to help teach their classes, and they say class discussion improved as a result. But some teaching experts worry about the long-term implications of bringing in robot teaching assistants.

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Two instructors made AI chatbot versions of themselves to help teach their classes, and they say class discussion improved as a result. But some teaching experts worry about the long-term implications of bringing in robot teaching assistants.