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'The Brave Little Surveillance Bear' and Other Stories We Tell About Robots Raising Children

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Perhaps we might recognize, as we wait to see if Mattel’s or Clayton Christensen’s predictions about the future come true, that this fantasy of the robot companion or caretaker has its own, long history – stories that elicit fear as often as comfort. Maybe they’ll change how we think about robots.

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What's on the Horizon (Still, Again, Always) for Ed-Tech

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Why are “virtual assistants,” “learning analytics,” “adaptive learning technologies,” and “robotics” distinct from the overarching category of “artificial intelligence”?). Adaptive Learning Technologies. Mobile Learning. Two to Three Years.