For some students, AI-generated feedback reduces the perceived personal risk of exposing weaknesses, functioning as a psychologically safe space for feedback seeking¶

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Currency · newest study 2026 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

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q2 i? For some students, interacting with AI-generated feedback reduces the perceived personal risk of exposing weaknesses, asking questions, or making mistakes, lessening emotional obstacles to feedback seeking. → Winstone 2026

Evidence¶

Winstone 2026¶

Winstone, N. E., Gravett, K., Bearman, M., Noble, C., Jensen, L. X., Jones, A., & Nicola-Richmond, K. (2026). The care-full craft of feedback in an age of generative AI. Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 51(5), 911-927. https://doi.org/10.1080/02602938.2026.2643333

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The review reports, citing multiple studies, a paradox in the AI-feedback literature: "for some students, interacting with AI-generated feedback reduces the perceived personal risk of exposing weaknesses". Corbin, Tai, and Flenady are cited describing GenAI as a 'pedagogical sandbox' for trying out ideas without human judgement.

"for some students, interacting with AI-generated feedback reduces the perceived personal risk of exposing weaknesses, asking 'stupid' questions, or making mistakes (Henderson et al. 2025; Otaki et al. 2026; Zhan et al. 2025;"

Discussion¶

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