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Artificial intelligence programs built by Alibaba and Microsoft just bested humans in a Stanford University reading comprehension test.
No, machines can’t read better than humans Headlines have claimed AIs outperform humans at ‘reading comprehension,’ but in reality they’ve got a long way to go ...
The idea was to create a test that aligns better to what research shows about reading comprehension and encourages teachers to focus on curriculum rather than generic test-taking skills.
Study: Reading in Print, Versus on a Computer or Kindle, Doesn't Change Comprehension Readers scored the same on comprehension tests regardless of the medium.
Test a group of eighth graders who speak English at home. Is their Reading Comprehension better than non-English speakers?
When computer models designed by tech giants Alibaba and Microsoft this month surpassed humans for the first time in a reading-comprehension test, both companies celebrated the success as a ...
A federal study has found three reading-comprehension programs had no positive impact while a fourth had a negative effect on student achievement.
Chinese retail giant Alibaba has developed an artificial intelligence model that's managed to outdo human participants in a reading and comprehension test designed by Stanford University. The ...
Discussion around the correct answer to an LSAT reading comprehension question is saying a lot about how discourse goes wrong on X.
AI systems from Alibaba and Microsoft bested humans in Stanford reading comprehension tests.
Schools usually focus on teaching comprehension skills instead of general knowledge—even though education researchers know better.
While second graders had better comprehension with listening, eighth graders showed better comprehension when reading. Research on learning from video versus text echoes what we see with audio.