Selected essay · The Conversation
Can you trust
the answer?
A practical way to examine the explanations AI gives us, and decide what needs a closer look.
Read the essayWriter · Researcher · University leader
And how we learn, exercise judgment, and decide what thinking to do for ourselves.
I’m Leo S. Lo. I explore these questions through research, teaching, and writing, and develop practical approaches to AI literacy.

Dean of Libraries and University Librarian · University of Virginia
Special Advisor to the Provost on AI Literacy · Professor of Education by courtesy
A few places to begin
Selected essay · The Conversation
A practical way to examine the explanations AI gives us, and decide what needs a closer look.
Read the essayA published approach
Classify. Assess. Review. Enhance. Four moves for examining and improving an AI answer.
Explore CARETeaching & research in progress
In my UVA seminar, students examine their habits of thinking, judgment, and AI use.
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Speaking & workshops
Conversations about AI should help people make better decisions. I speak with educators, institutional leaders, and professional communities about knowledge, judgment, and change.