TED Talks Daily This is how kids should be learning with AI | Priya Lakhani
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Dec 22, 2025 
Priya Lakhani, an AI education entrepreneur and founder of a learning technology company, dives into the challenges and opportunities of using AI in classrooms. She emphasizes the importance of being challenged for true learning and shares how AI can personalize education while lightening teacher workloads. Priya warns against the illusion of competence that fluent AI answers can create. She underscores the necessity of embracing productive struggle in learning, promoting evidence-based techniques that strengthen memory and expertise.
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From Charity Founder To Classroom Observer
- Priya Lakhani recounts founding a social enterprise and helping schools after learning many UK students left unable to read and write well.
- She visited classrooms, identified systemic problems, and decided to build learning technology to fix them.
Students Beg For Homework Shortcuts
- Priya shares student messages praising and criticizing her platform, revealing mixed reactions from users.
- One child begged for a button to do the work, exposing temptation to use tools to avoid learning.
Fluency Masks Lack Of Learning
- A fifth of children admitted using AI to complete all their homework, showing misuse over learning aid use.
- Priya warns that fluent AI answers create an illusion of competence that hides lack of real understanding.