Transforming Education with AI: Mastery and Equity

Headlines scream that AI is "breaking the classroom," but is the story that simple? In this episode we explore the real cracks in today's education system, how AI sometimes widens them, and—more importantly—how the same technology could personalize learning, free teachers to teach, and shift schools from rote memorization to true mastery. We discuss the UCLA "CheatGPT" controversy, MIT's brain study, Alpha School's 2-hour learning model, and OpenAI's new $10M teacher training initiative.

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WTF is going on with AI and education: https://www.theneuron.ai/explainer-articles/wtf-is-going-on-with-ai-and-education

One Useful Thing (Ethan Mollick) Post-apocalyptic education: 

https://www.oneusefulthing.org/p/post-apocalyptic-education 

MIT study: https://www.media.mit.edu/publications/your-brain-on-chatgpt/ 

Ethan Mollick again, “Against brain damage”: 

https://www.oneusefulthing.org/p/against-brain-damage  

OpenAI working with teachers union: https://openai.com/global-affairs/aft/ 

Make it Stick book: https://www.makeitstick.com/