Evidence from the One Laptop per Child Program in Rural Peru

Re:Evidence from the One Laptop per Child Program in Rural Peru by true2octave on Sunday December 07, 2025 @05:54PM (#46186174)

AI will have similar effect in general population

No significant effect except in the minority who have the drive and capabilities to leverage new technology to achieve their goals

There is always a bias on the effects of new technology because the early adopters are already highly capable people

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Re:Evidence from the One Laptop per Child Program in Rural Peru by freeopinion on Sunday December 07, 2025 @06:39PM (#46186567)

AI has very clearly disincentivized learning. I don't think OLPC can be accused of that.

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Re:Evidence from the One Laptop per Child Program in Rural Peru by torginus on Sunday December 07, 2025 @07:10PM (#46186813)

I constantly use ChatGPT to learn new things, both in terms of software engineering and more general knowledge.

I've learned a ton of new things from ChatGPT, some which might even be right.

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Re:Evidence from the One Laptop per Child Program in Rural Peru by lurk2 on Sunday December 07, 2025 @06:48PM (#46186625)

> Following schools over time, we find no significant effects on academic performance but some evidence of negative effects on grade progression.

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