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booktitle = "Proceedings of the Artificial Intelligence in Measurement and Education Conference ({AIME}-Con): Full Papers",
month = oct,
year = "2026",
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publisher = "National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME)",
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pages = "407--412",
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abstract = "Researchers claim to measure large language models. Measurement and evaluation differ epistemically: evaluation asks whether outputs are fit for use; measurement requires a pre-existing quantitative attribute. LLM variability is designed, not discovered; evaluate models, measure people. Critical AI literacy proves, in simulation, most measurable where AI is least capable."
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Markdown (Informal)
[Measuring the User, Not the Model: Critical AI Literacy](https://aclanthology.org/2026.aimecon-main.45/) (Briggs, AIME-Con 2026)
ACL
- Derek Briggs. 2026. Measuring the User, Not the Model: Critical AI Literacy. In Proceedings of the Artificial Intelligence in Measurement and Education Conference (AIME-Con): Full Papers, pages 407–412, Wyndham Grand Pittsburgh Downtown, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME).