TLC Lab Director Dr. Adam Dubé was featured in a CBC Kids News story exploring an increasingly important question: If artificial intelligence can answer questions, complete assignments, and explain complex concepts, why do we still need school?
The story examines how AI is changing education and what these developments mean for students and the future of learning. While AI can perform many tasks traditionally associated with schoolwork, completing a task is not the same as learning the knowledge and skills required to do it independently.
The discussion highlights the importance of developing critical thinking, problem-solving, and social skills that extend beyond producing correct answers. It also raises questions about how students can use AI to support their learning without becoming dependent on technology to do their thinking for them.
Dr. Dubé's participation reflects the TLC Lab's ongoing research into how generative AI affects children's learning and the importance of ensuring that educational technologies support, rather than replace, meaningful learning experiences.
Read the CBC Kids News story: AI can do almost everything. So why do we still need school?