Agentic AI and education

About this episode

The episode discusses the implications of Agentic AI in education with researcher Carlo Perrotta.

Carlo Perrotta (University of Oxford) was researching GenAI in education long before it hit the headlines. We talk about the latest hype around ‘Agentic AI’ and whether this is genuinely a game-changer or simply a desperate attempt to sustain the GenAI hype bubble. Accompanying reference >>> Perrotta, C. (2024). Plug-and-play education: Knowledge and learning in the age of platforms and artificial intelligence. Routledge.

People in this episode

Host: Neil Selwyn

Guest: Carlo Perrotta

Topics covered

• Agentic AI
• GenAI
• education
• technology
• hype
• research

Keywords

• Agentic AI
• GenAI
• education technology
• Carlo Perrotta
• University of Oxford
• hype bubble
• artificial intelligence

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University of Oxford, Routledge

Books & works: Plug-and-play education: Knowledge and learning in the age of platforms and artificial intelligence

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