About this episode

The episode discusses the misconceptions around AI usage and emphasizes the importance of changing work approaches rather than merely integrating AI into existing tasks.

Episode Summary Most people believe they know how to use AI—but are they simply treating ChatGPT like a replacement for Google? In this episode of The EdTech Podcast, Philippa Wraithmell speaks with Joshua, Co-founder and CEO of Mindstone, about what genuine AI competency looks like and why successful AI transformation depends far more on people, behaviour and organisational culture than technology. Joshua shares his journey from launching his first company as a teenager to co-founding SuperAwesome, the child-safety technology company later acquired by Epic Games. He explains how this experience shaped his thinking about digital safeguarding, parental responsibility and the need to help children engage with technology gradually, rather than attempting to protect them through blanket bans. The conversation explores why simply inserting AI into existing tasks rarely delivers meaningful value. Joshua argues that the real opportunity lies in changing how we approach work: asking AI to question us, challenge our assumptions, identify blind spots and support our thinking rather than outsourcing it. They also examine the widening AI skills divide. As experienced users build years of…

People in this episode

Host: Philippa Wraithmell

Guest: Joshua

Topics covered

• AI competency
• digital safeguarding
• organisational culture
• AI skills divide
• education
• workplace transformation

Keywords

• AI
• ChatGPT
• digital safeguarding
• organisational culture
• skills divide
• education
• workplace
• technology

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Mindstone, SuperAwesome, Epic Games

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