Toddlers learn new verbs only from responsive partners; a call to rerun the test with AI
AnnaCiaunica · x · 2026-11-14
Citing Roseberry et al. 2014 (Child Development), the poster notes toddlers aged 24-30 months got identical verb lessons live, over video chat, or as a recording — only the live and video-chat groups matched actions at test, while the recording group stayed at chance. The finding suggests learning hinges on bidirectional, contingent interaction. The author asks Grok whether the test has ever been run with a responsive AI partner in children under 3, arguing that experiment would directly probe whether AI interactivity can substitute for human contingency in early word learning.
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