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Autotune for Knowledge: A Generative Metaphor for AI in Education

By: Jack Walton and  Dave Cormier  
Open Access
|Aug 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/jime.998 | Journal eISSN: 1365-893X
Language: English
Submitted on: Jan 17, 2025
Accepted on: May 27, 2025
Published on: Aug 26, 2025
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

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