Tony Wan: AI is raising the bar – is education ready?

About this episode

Tony Wan discusses the implications of AI on education and the skills students need in a rapidly changing landscape.

What does the rise of AI mean for schools, startups, and the skills students actually need? Tony Wan – Head of Platform at Reach Capital and former co-founder of EdSurge – has spent over a decade watching education technology evolve. Now he's watching AI reshape the landscape faster than anything before it. We get into why "taste" – the kind you can only build through practice and productive struggle – may be the most important differentiator left. Tony also shares how his background in histo...

People in this episode

Guest: Tony Wan

Topics covered

• AI in education
• education technology
• skills development
• startup ecosystem
• impact of AI

Keywords

• AI
• education
• skills
• technology
• Tony Wan
• Reach Capital
• EdSurge

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Reach Capital, EdSurge

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