Some of these bots are intended to be educational tools — making classrooms interactive.
Khanmigo and Hello HistoryThe Washington Post put one of these bots to the test, using Khan Academy's Khanmigo bot to "interview" Harriet Tubman, the US abolitionist.
AdvertisementAdvertisementThe AI Tubman largely appeared to recount information that could be found on Wikipedia, but it did make some key errors and seemed to struggle to distinguish the quality of different sources.
AdvertisementAdvertisementInsider asked the same question to Hello History, another historical AI chatbot, to see if it would fare any better.
Effects on critical-thinking skillsGupta also pointed to a deeper issue with using bots as educational tools.
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