Last month, Springer Nature retracted an article claiming ChatGPT's positive impact on student learning, "owing to concerns regarding discrepancies in the meta-analysis". The paper, published in May 2025, had been copiously cited in support of the effectiveness of the use of GenAI chatboxes in education.
Centre co-director Dr Ben Williamson shared the news of the retraction on his Bluesky and LinkedIn accounts, reflecting on the premature publication of a "meta-analysis" of the effects of ChatGPT on "learning performance", just two and a half years after the release of the chatbox.
Dr Williamson was approached by US and French media to comment on the news.
You can read his interview with Ars Technica, 404 Media and Sciences et Avenir at the links below: