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Large language models are reshaping our understanding of language, cognition and society, and revealing much about moral reasoning critical thinking. sh99 / Shutterstock

Exploring conversational AI and poetry but not as we know it

A new book for scholars, students, and curious readers invites readers to think critically about the promises and perils of language tech and examines AI’s impact on poetic practice.
Instructors need to retain agency in defining the terms of engagement with AI in in their classrooms. (Curated Lifestyle/Unsplash)

AI pragmatists: How language teachers are navigating AI with nuance

A survey found second-language instructors are using generative AI primarily as an administrative efficiency tool, for work like generating lesson plans.
‘Create an image of what rewilding in England looks like’, according to ChatGPT. Image generated by The Conversation using ChatGPT.

AI makes rewilding look tame – and misses its messy reality

You need to already know what a rewilded landscape should look like, in order to generate a convincing image of one.
Belgian singer Paul Van Haver, also known as Stromae, arrives on the stage prior to receiving the best music video of the year award for his song “Formidable” during the 29th Victoires de la Musique annual ceremony, France’s top music awards, in 2014, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon)

Could you tell if your favourite song was made with AI? The viral Papaoutai cover controversy suggests not

Ninety-seven per cent of us cannot tell the difference between AI-generated and human-authored music. When an AI cover recently went viral, it sparked questions about ethics and transparency.
If prompted, an AI tool can be tailored to help students think through their own reasoning rather than just feed them answers. Issarawat Tattong/iStock/Getty Images

We designed an AI tutor that helps college students reason rather than give them answers

A 2025 study shows that an AI-based tutor improves learning when it prompts reasoning and is paired with peer discussion.
Using a pen or a keyboard has an impact on students’ written work. Shutterstock

Why we shouldn’t abandon handwriting at school

In today’s classrooms, pens and exercise books are increasingly having to make way for screens and keyboards. Does technology help pupils write as efficiently?
Flowers are placed in a barricade pylon on a road leading to Tumbler Ridge Secondary School in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., where a mass shooting took place on Feb. 10. The shooter’s ChatGPT account was flagged by an automated program months earlier for interactions involving scenarios of gun violence. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi 

Danger was flagged, but not reported: What the Tumbler Ridge tragedy reveals about Canada’s AI governance vacuum

In cases like the Tumbler Ridge shooter’s flagged ChatGPT account, Canada lacks a legal framework for assigning responsibility when an AI company possesses information that could prevent violence.

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