In an exploratory Italy–China pilot, participants engaged with the Amico system as a bounded supportive mediation and no major misunderstandings of system identity were observed¶

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q2 i? Across pilot sessions in Italy and China, participants recognized the system as a supportive and bounded educational mediation rather than an autonomous tutor, and no major misunderstandings regarding system identity were observed. → Pier Paolo Benedetti 2026

Evidence¶

Pier Paolo Benedetti 2026¶

Pier Paolo Benedetti. (2026). Design Principles and Observable Indicators for AI-Enabled Pedagogical Accompaniment: Evidence from the Amico Dual-Mode Prototype in Italy and China. Accepted at the 2026 International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Education (ICAIE 2026), IEEE. https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.20665 doi:10.48550/arxiv.2605.20665

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Exploratory mixed-methods pilot (N = 30; N_IT = 12; N_CN = 18; 20 bounded sessions) in technical and vocational education settings. Facilitator notes and brief post-task items indicated "no major misunderstandings regarding system identity were observed during the pilot sessions"; authors state these need confirmation with larger samples.

"Overall, participants were able to engage with the system as intended, recognizing its role as a supportive and bounded educational mediation rather than as an autonomous tutor or relational substitute"

Discussion¶

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