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We found that AI tools - both general like #ChatGPT and research-specific like #Elicit - lack the reliability, relevancy and accuracy to summarise research for teachers. This is important because we have been sold the idea that AI will make research more accessible.
honeypisquared.bsky.social Dr Lucy Rycroft-Smith @honeypisquared.bsky.social · Jun 9
I am delighted to announce that my new paper with @darrenmacey.bsky.social is now published, entitled 'All sizzle, no steak: AI tools are not able to act as credible knowledge brokers by summarising evidence in mathematics education'

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A picture of the title and abstract of the research paper: All sizzle, no steak: AI tools are not able to act as credible knowledge brokers by summarising evidence in mathematics education Lucy Rycroft-Smith, Darren Macey University of Cambridge Current discourse around AI (artificial intelligence) tools suggest they can offer users quick access to research evidence, with the goal of improving our practice and policies in mathematics education. However, recent evaluations suggest that AI often falls short of human capabilities in accurately summarising complex information, raising questions about trust, credibility, and reliability. In this paper, we investigate whether AI tools are able to successfully perform the educational knowledge brokering function of finding, selecting, and summarising research with implications for practitioners. In particular, we ask if AI tools are able to find research papers that actually exist (accuracy), are relevant to the question (relevancy) and are able to interpret findings into useful, actionable implications for practitioners (applicability). We find that generally they are not, and even when they are, they do so in a way that is so inconsistent as to be a serious threat to credibility. Keywords: artificial intelligence; AI; knowledge brokering; large language models; mathematics education
June 10, 2025 at 6:15 AM
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Got an opinion piece on the boil?

Meet @dremilyvincent.bsky.social - our Forums Editor: she is commissioning bold, informed discussions of topical, controversial, or neglected research questions in long 19th century studies around the work.
April 25, 2025 at 10:07 AM
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misterjgarcia.bsky.social
For the first time this year we have a student entered for the AQA GCSE Italian exam. Does anyone have a contact who could conduct the speaking exam with him at our school in Wirral/ Cheshire? We can be flexible with dates in April/ May. 🤞🏼🤞🏼🇮🇹🇮🇹
March 20, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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[🎧 #Podcast] 🇫🇷Que reste-t-il de la politique africaine de la #France ?

🌍Dans ce nouvel épisode du "Monde selon l'Ifri", Thierry Vircoulon, chercheur associé au Centre Afrique subsaharienne de l'Ifri, décrypte les récents bouleversements de la relation franco-africaine.⤵️
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January 21, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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cathalogus.bsky.social
Happy to have joined this site! Currently working on the Danse Macabre in Occitan-speaking regions, the Anglo-Norman Bible and sundry other late-medieval topics.
November 17, 2024 at 2:15 PM