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Kids cartoon characters that use AI to customize responses help children learn

  • Written by Ying Xu, Assistant Professor of Learning Sciences & Technology, University of Michigan
imageAI characters can ask kids a question and then customize a response to each child's unique answer. Romrodinka/iStock/Getty Images Plus

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