{"id":99409,"date":"2026-10-27T15:37:47","date_gmt":"2026-10-27T19:37:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/?p=99409"},"modified":"2026-10-27T15:38:16","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T19:38:16","slug":"ai-can-improve-performance-but-did-anyone-learn-rodrigues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/2026\/10\/27\/ai-can-improve-performance-but-did-anyone-learn-rodrigues\/","title":{"rendered":"AI can improve performance, but did anyone learn? [Rodrigues]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chieflearningofficer.com\/2026\/10\/19\/ai-can-improve-performance-but-did-anyone-learn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>AI can improve performance, but did anyone learn?<\/strong><\/a> &#8212; from chieflearningofficer.com by Alexandre Rodrigues<br \/>\n<em>Better AI-assisted performance does not always mean better learning. Here\u2019s what L&amp;D leaders can do about it.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/publication\/shifting-work-patterns-with-generative-ai\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">randomized field experiment<\/a> involving thousands of knowledge workers found measurable productivity benefits from generative AI, including faster document completion. But productivity and learning are not the same outcome.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">As organizations integrate AI more deeply into everyday work, L&amp;D may need to confront an uncomfortable possibility: Employees can become better at producing results without becoming proportionally better at producing those results independently. Performance is visible. Learning is harder to see.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">L&amp;D researchers have long distinguished between performance during practice and learning that persists after practice. As <a href=\"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/10.1177\/1745691615569000?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nicholas Soderstrom and Robert Bjork observed<\/a>, what people do successfully while training is not always a reliable indicator of what they will retain or transfer later.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">That distinction becomes particularly consequential in AI-enabled workplaces.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AI can improve performance, but did anyone learn? &#8212; from chieflearningofficer.com by Alexandre Rodrigues Better AI-assisted performance does not always mean better learning. Here\u2019s what L&amp;D leaders can do about it. A randomized field experiment involving thousands of knowledge workers found measurable productivity benefits from generative AI, including faster document completion. 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