AI is Everywhere...Are People Starting to Say NO?

About this episode

The episode discusses the growing tension around artificial intelligence in education and society, exploring its impact and the pushback from educators.

AI is showing up everywhere… but did anyone actually ask for it? In this episode, Maurie and Jim Beasley discuss the growing tension around artificial intelligence in education and society. From classrooms and curriculum to screen time, cognitive offloading, and human agency, they explore why AI feels different from every other technology wave before it. This episode focuses less on hype and more on the human side of the conversation: What happens when AI removes too much friction? Are students becoming more capable or more dependent? Why are educators pushing back? What parts of learning should remain deeply human? A thoughtful conversation about balance, skepticism, and the future of education in an AI world.

People in this episode

Host: Maurie Beasley

Guest: Jim Beasley

Topics covered

• artificial intelligence
• education
• human agency
• cognitive offloading
• screen time
• technology skepticism
• future of education

Keywords

• AI
• education
• human agency
• cognitive offloading
• screen time
• technology
• skepticism
• future of education

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: education, society, AI

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