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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