I scramble students’ minds so they can unscramble AI

Bizarre riffs about The Karate Kid or the Wu-Tang Clan may irritate his students, but ‘strategic vexing’ can promote the more adventurous educational mindset that undergraduates require in the age of ChatGPT, says Jose Marichal

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October 26, 2023

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October 30, 2023

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