Assistant, Parrot, or Colonizing Loudspeaker? ChatGPT Metaphors for Developing Critical AI Literacies
By: Anuj Gupta, Yasser Atef, Anna Mills and Maha Bali
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.55982/openpraxis.16.1.631 | Journal eISSN: 2304-070X
Language: English
Page range: 37 - 53
Submitted on: Dec 15, 2023
Accepted on: Jan 8, 2024
Published on: Feb 2, 2024
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