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Social Tinkering: Why Collaborative Curiosity Beats Vibe-Coding

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How can we design AI tools that protect the messy, communal discovery at the heart of learning?

Social Tinkering: Why Collaborative Curiosity Beats Vibe-Coding How can we design AI tools that protect the messy, communal discovery at the heart of learning? Caitlin Morris Jul 07, 2025 55 10 19 Share MIT Media Lab artist-educator Caitlin Morris argues that social tinkering—learning through shared experimentation and productive struggle—cultivates the curiosity and resilience that individualized AI tutoring too often overlooks. Caitlin is a Cosmos Grant recipient in our second cohort whose work focuses on fostering social connection in learning. Subscribe to Cosmos Institute for more essays,

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