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AI-generated plausibility and epistemic responsibility in higher education: implications for knowledge, learning, and society

Aug 2026 · SN Social Sciences · Vol 6 · 0 citations · 49 references

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It is argued that higher education should respond through critical AI literacy, process-oriented assessment, preservation of critical time, and institutional governance of epistemic delegation through critical AI literacy, process-oriented assessment, and institutional governance of epistemic delegation.

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