Artificial Intelligence and Digital Learning: Architecture, Hallucinations, Information, Findability, The First Rung, and The Arts of Inquiry.
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| Title: | Artificial Intelligence and Digital Learning: Architecture, Hallucinations, Information, Findability, The First Rung, and The Arts of Inquiry. |
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| Authors: | Campbell, Gardner1, Dziuban, Charles2, Howlin, Colm, Smith, Mark3 |
| Source: | Online Learning. Jun2026, Vol. 30 Issue 2, p1-30. 30p. |
| Subject Terms: | *Artificial intelligence, *Digital learning, *Career development, *Information retrieval, *Creative ability, *Educational outcomes, Artificial neural networks, Language models |
| Abstract: | The authors address Artificial Intelligence (AI) powered by Large Language Models (LLM) and its relationship to learning in contemporary education. Initially they explain the underlying functionality of AI using transformer architecture, embedding, and tokenization to create language symbolism. Next, they discuss the transformed search concept and how scale-free networks and power law distributions portray information sources dominated by AI hubs that couple and decouple digital learning resources. They contend that Artificial Intelligence will replace bottom- and entry-level jobs by removing a foundational rung of new graduates’ career development. This shift, termed the answer machine, will impact graduates, industry, and education, creating an urgent need to mitigate the risks and leverage the opportunities AI presents. Finally, they consider potential consequences to human creativity, insight, wisdom-related knowledge, and the arts of inquiry in an AI-driven world where we face the danger of losing the ability to think about thinking. Artificial Intelligence can lead to a remarkably improved culture of education. At this time, however, with our seriously limited understanding of its long-term implications, AI presents more questions than answers, so the immediate need is to suggest a context for the best-informed and most important questions to emerge and receive robust consideration at all levels of society. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: | Education Research Complete |
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