Edtech Insiders Week in Edtech 9/3/25: Google’s AI Surge Hits Duolingo, Parents Push Back on Student Data in AI, Early Childhood Enrollment Struggles, Oak National Academy API, University of Phoenix IPO, and More! Feat. Karim Meghji of Code.org
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Sep 12, 2025 Karim Meghji, Chief Product Officer of Code.org, shares his insights on the importance of integrating computer science and AI into education. He discusses the challenge of early childhood education enrollment despite universal pre-K, and explores the competition in the edtech space, particularly with Google’s recent AI advancements impacting platforms like Duolingo. Karim also highlights Code.org's Hour of AI initiative, aimed at empowering students with AI knowledge, and the role of teachers in navigating this evolving landscape.
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Google's Creative AI Resurgence
- Google has shifted from infrastructure to aggressive AI-driven creative tooling across Translate, images, video, and slides.
- That shift pressures niche edtechs like Duolingo but opens content-generation APIs teachers and companies can reuse.
Specialize Or Lose To Platform Scale
- Big AI platforms will offer broad capabilities while vertical edtechs must deepen instructional differentiation.
- Narrow specialization or deep instructional materials become viable strategies to survive free platform competition.
Use AI As A Content Engine
- Google/AI will be massive content creation engines that smaller edtechs can leverage rather than fear.
- Edtech must transform raw AI outputs into measurable learning experiences and outcomes.