School’s Out Forever
May 13, 2025 · 25 min 14 sec
Today’s young people are growing up with generative AI at their fingertips. Should we be worried? On this week’s podcast, Paul (father of 13-year-old twins) and Rich (father of a 12 year old and a 10 year old) discuss the technology world in which their children are coming of age, particularly when it comes to education. If students are bound to turn to these tools no matter the rules, how can we make sure they’re actually learning, rather than just copy/pasting?
Show Notes
- Clay Shirky, the Vice Provost of Educational Technologies at NYU, was on the podcast in February. He also wrote about this topic recently for The Chronicle of Higher Education.
- “A.I. Is Getting More Powerful, but Its Hallucinations Are Getting Worse”
- The big AI + college students piece in NYMag last week.
- Our most recent guest: IT Brew’s founding editor, Patrick Austin.
Transcript
Transcript coming soon!