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Math anxiety may be stopping students from learning useful AI and data skills
Artificial intelligence is increasingly becoming part of everyday life and work. AI can generate information, summarize evidence and perform calculations.
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Artificial intelligence is now embedded in everyday tasks, capable of generating information, summarizing evidence and performing calculations. Despite these capabilities, the technology does not replace the need for critical thinking or conceptual understanding, as employers still require workers who can evaluate AI outputs, spot errors, interpret evidence and make evidence‑based decisions. For instance, an AI system may produce a convincing answer or graph, but a human must verify its accuracy. Consequently, confidence with numbers, graphs and large data sets remains essential.
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