Generative artificial intelligence: the 'more knowledgeable other' in a social constructivist framework of medical education.
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1038/s41746-025-01823-8 and PMC identifier 12254308.
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Abstract
Generative artificial intelligence can fulfil the criteria to be the ‘more knowledgeable other’ in a social constructivist framework. By scaffolding learning and providing a unique and augmented zone of proximal development for learners, it can simulate social interactions and contribute to the human-AI co-construction of knowledge. The presence of generative artificial intelligence in medical education prompts a re-imagining and re-interpretation of traditional roles within established pedagogy.