In the age of AI, distrust is key to learning.

31 Aug 2026

authorship Antonio Scarpinetti Lúcio Camargo

Local News Gleb Wataghin Institute of Physics (IFGW) at Unicamp

In the first semester of 2026, Professor Marco Aurélio Pinheiro Lima, from the Gleb Wataghin Institute of Physics (IFGW) at Unicamp, developed a project to incorporate commonly used, free artificial intelligence (AI) tools (such as ChatGPT, DeepSeek, Gemini, and Claude) into the learning process of the Quantum Mechanics discipline. Combining traditional assessment methods with moments in which students explore the tools to question their own learning, the Quantum Mirror project shows students that, in the world of AI, human knowledge needs to act as an auditor of the results presented by these resources.

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