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AIAug 24, 2026MIT Technology Review

How to encourage smarter AI use in the classroom

A school’s traffic-light rules offer practical governance by making acceptable AI assistance explicit for each assignment rather than pretending prohibition is enforceable.

AIAug 24, 2026MIT Technology Review

Kids outlearn AI—and we still don’t know why

The data-efficiency gap points toward embodied, active and social learning rather than indefinitely larger text corpora. The limits of the evidence are as important as the headline announcement.

AIAug 20, 2026MIT Technology Review

Debates over AI consciousness are a trap

Anthropomorphic language can blur who remains responsible when a corporate product causes harm. The limits of the evidence are as important as the headline announcement.