Study and cognitive delegation in the age of AI
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https://doi.org/10.60923/issn.1825-8670/23760Keywords:
Artificial Intelligence, Knowledge, School, Learning, EducationAbstract
An undisputed feature of our contemporary world is the availability of knowledge, first ushered in by digital sources and now further enhanced by programs of Artificial Intelligence. In such a context, does it still make sense to invest in classical learning, based on study and revision? This article answers that question in the affirmative—and goes further. By proposing a conceptual distinction between “knowledge at one’s disposal” and “available knowledge,” it interprets the most recent technological developments as an event that has laid bare a renewed need for knowledge that is genuinely “acquired.”References
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