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Why Education Research Matters: AI and Children

Posted December 12, 2025
By Carolina Ruggero

Assistant Professor Ying Xu's research focuses on designing AI technologies that promote language and literacy development, STEM learning, and wellbeing for children and families.

Here, Xu discusses why research in the area of artificial intelligence and child development matters.

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