{"id":38949,"date":"2025-09-03T18:05:13","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T08:05:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bloeckerblog.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/03\/stern\/"},"modified":"2025-09-03T18:05:13","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T08:05:13","slug":"stern","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bloeckerblog.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/03\/stern\/","title":{"rendered":"Stern"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bloecker.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/img_8475.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bloecker.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/img_8475.jpg?w=650&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8088\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Credit phb<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stern&#8217;s views on the impact of new technologies like AI and social media are pragmatic and grounded in cognitive principles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She identifies the primary problem not with the technology itself but with the &#8220;loss of self-determination&#8221; and the encouragement of passive consumption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She contrasts the passive nature of endless suggestions from streaming services with the active choice required to decide what to do after finishing a book.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, she also acknowledges the potential for digital media to be an &#8220;effective tool for learning,&#8221; particularly when used to delegate adaptive exercises to AI. 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