TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast #695: Gen Alpha Is Already Building the Future With AI with @somewhatstella
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Dec 17, 2025 Join 15-year-old Stella, a creative force from Austin's Alpha School, as she reveals how Gen Alpha is harnessing AI tools to build innovative projects like Bibliarch, a visual storytelling app. Stella discusses the autonomy-focused education model that prepares young entrepreneurs for the future. She shares insights on monetizing her projects with Bitcoin, her coding journey, and the challenges of using AI. With a positive outlook, she urges her peers to embrace technology and the opportunities it presents, contrasting it with traditional educational models.
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Autonomy Enables Deep Projects
- Alpha School gives students extensive autonomy, letting them choose project focus and work order within academic minimums.
- This autonomy enables deep, multi-year passion projects that drive real product development.
Four-Year Passion Project Model
- Stella's Masterpiece is a four-year passion project where students build real products like games and AI tools.
- Her own Masterpiece evolved into bibliarch, a visual note-taking website that will feed into a future sims-like game.
Lean On AI For Projects, Not Cheating
- Use AI tools for learning and project acceleration, but avoid academic dishonesty in classwork.
- Reserve AI heavily for creative projects like Masterpiece where it speeds product development.