Curiosity about AI shifted between pre- and post-survey, from 71% to 50%, which the authors interpret as a move from diffuse curiosity to concrete critical engagement¶

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Evidence · 1 study · design r2 · q2
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q2 i? Curiosity responses fell from 71% (24 of 34) pre-survey to 50% (11 of 22) post-survey, interpreted as a shift from diffuse curiosity to more concrete and critical engagement. → curiosity-1

Evidence¶

curiosity-1¶

Yao Lyu, Leonymae Aumentado, Holden Winton, Jared Lee Katzman, Sparkle Berry, Zachary Rowe, Kimberly Sanders, and Tawanna R. Dillahunt. 2026. Co-Designing Community-Centered AI Education for Adults: A Midwestern Case Study. CSCW Companion '26. https://doi.org/10.1145/3785651.3831486

q2 · i? · design · r2

Descriptive pre/post comparison of emotional responses in the session surveys. The authors state the curiosity change "likely reflects not a loss of interest but a shift from diffuse curiosity to more concrete and critical engagement". No test or effect size was printed.

"we noticed some emotional change between pre- and post-survey results, e.g., curiosity (from 71%, 24 of 34 in pre-survey, to 50%, 11 of 22 in post-survey), which likely reflects not a loss of interest but a shift from diffuse curiosity to more concrete and critical engagement."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

Interest — outcome: instruction changes it

After the co-designed AI session, community members' concerns about AI persisted but became more specific, concrete, and actionable — a broader claim this one bears on
Positioning personal experience as an epistemic resource supports expansion from inward to outward critical orientations — related
The AI education session was associated with a drop in attendees reporting they did not know enough to say about AI, from 23% to 0% — related
Youth hold varied attitudes toward generative AI, with non-users citing concerns about helpfulness, academic integrity, knowledge, privacy, and awareness — related
Most design students at Politecnico di Milano use GenAI tools daily or weekly for academic purposes — related
Students' AI workflows shifted toward guided, step-by-step use and more sophisticated prompting and critical evaluation over the semester — related
Faculty transformation followed four themes: fear shifting to curiosity, desire for ethical clarity, inclusive design as equity amplifier, and evolution from gatekeepers to guides — related

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`title`	`Curiosity about AI shifted between pre- and post-survey, from 71% to 50%, which the authors interpret as a move from diffuse curiosity to concrete critical engagement`
`description`	`Curiosity about AI shifted between pre- and post-survey, from 71% to 50%, which the authors interpret as a move from diffuse curiosity to concrete critical engagement`
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`evidence_strength`	`weak`
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