Junaid Mubeen: Artificial Intelligence & Education

Junaid Mubeen holds a PhD in maths from Oxford and a Masters in Education from Harvard. He has spent over a decade working on innovative learning technologies, including as Head of Product and Director of Education at Whizz Education, and as Chief Operating Officer at Write the World.

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We discuss

* AI in chess and other games

* AI performance on standardised tests

* Problems with the education system and the role AI might play in alleviating these troubles

* Risks in the use of AI in tutors and teachers

… and other topics

Junaid’s links:

* Book: Mathematical Intelligence (UK version, US version)

* Website: www.fjmubeen.com

* Substack:

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Timestamps:

0:00 Intro

1:24 Gary Kasparov & artificial intelligence in chess

5:32 GPT4 performance on standardised tests

11:21 Ken Robinson & risks of AI in traditional education

17:03 Khan Academy and advancements in EdTech

38:19 Government regulation of educational AIs

44:20 Will AIs replace teachers and tutors? 55:55 Big picture view of AI in education

1:02:49 Identifying high-potential young mathematicians

1:11:04 Junaid's work with Simon Singh

1:16:06 Advice for young ambitious people

1:19:44 Book recommendations

1:23:14 Who should represent humanity to a superintelligent AI?

1:25:05 Thanks and wrap-up