Expert participants produced predominantly optimistic scenarios with limited discussion of tensions, limits, or unintended consequences¶

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q2 i? Despite explicit prompting to consider risks, the expert panel tended to produce optimistic scenarios with limited discussion of tensions, limits, or unintended consequences, likely shaped by the positive framing of the visioning cue. → Malyn-Smith 2026

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Malyn-Smith 2026¶

Malyn-Smith, J., Torrington, J., Webb, M., Butler, D., Lee, J., Tiernan, P., Chtouki, Y., Bower, M., Yazbak Abu Ahmad, M., Carvalho, A. A., Cohen, J. D., Gorissen, P., Linden, T., MacCallum, K., Raffagheli, J. E., Røkenes, F. M., Ronci, M., Shelton, C., Smith, D., & Vartiainen, H. (2026). Navigating AI's educational future: expert scenarios and implications for teaching and teacher preparation. Computers and Education Open. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.caeo.2026.100422

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Authors' stated methodological limitation: the positive framing of the visioning cue, positioning participants as pioneers in a mature well-resourced institution, is likely to have shaped the scenarios produced; a more neutral or critical cue may have generated substantively different findings.

"TWG5 participants, by the nature of our profession focusing on tech- nology integration in education, tended to produce many optimistic scenarios with limited discussions on tensions, limits, or unintended consequences."

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