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Benta Kamau's avatar

We don’t build thinkers by handing them answers. We build them by anchoring voice, reflection, and slow reasoning.

Your framing of “weaving a quote” isn’t about text, it’s about identity. It calls students to move from passive citation to active authorship, a shift many systems still resist.

The EU’s approach to AI ethics mirrors this. By enforcing human oversight and demanding explainability, they push beyond function toward moral framing. Some AI companies are now testing “Socratic” prompting to prioritize self-questioning over surface fluency.

Your invitation is sharp, move from mechanical reproduction to critical authorship. That is where real transformation begins, both for students and for the systems guiding them.

Thank you for holding the line on reflective rigor. How ready are we to move past polished performance toward honest intellectual work?

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Mark Fraser's avatar

Thanks Eric, I really enjoyed playing with the app and I thought the outcomes were very impressive. I'm quite new to Playlab (I think I joined after a previous recommendation from you - so, thank you again) and I learnt a huge amount from the way you'd build it.

I'm also interested in how you used Gemini to run simulations. Might you write about that at some point in the future?

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