Is AI going to destroy education—or completely reinvent it? With millions of students and parents preparing for back-to-school, the debate over AI in classrooms raises a deeper question: is the purpose of education to teach people how to think, or simply how to do economically productive things? This episode explores perspectives on how AI is reshaping both.

Sources:

David Brooks, Are We Really Willing to Become Dumber?
Megan O’Rourke, I Teach Creative Writing. This is What AI is Doing to My Students.

John Cracraft, We’re Losing Our Love of Learning and AI Is to Blame

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