Everyday AI Podcast – An AI and ChatGPT Podcast EP 432: How do we prepare our children for an AI world?
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Jan 3, 2025 
Dan Fitzpatrick, Founder and Co-Director of The AI Educator, discusses the urgent need to revamp education for an AI-driven future. With extensive experience in educational innovation, he emphasizes the skills gap and highlights the vital role parents play in guiding their children’s AI usage. Fitzpatrick advocates for alternative education methods as traditional systems struggle against the rapid pace of technological advancement. He also shares insights on the importance of introducing AI collaboratively, ensuring children are not just passive consumers but active participants in the tech landscape.
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Skills Gap and Educational Inequality
- The next generation may lack skills needed to innovate and create the future.
- New AI-powered education could worsen inequalities between students.
Adapting to AI in Education
- Educators must adapt and use imagination with AI integration.
- Parents should ask schools how AI is used for collaboration and safe practices.
Resistance to Change
- Schools hesitate with AI due to fear of disrupting established practices.
- This resistance stems from a lack of competition and innovation in education.