How AI Will Reshape Education—What Actually Works
From The Tech Download by CNBC
January 22, 2026 · 33 min · Season 2 · Episode 2
About this episode
Lila Ibrahim discusses the integration of AI in education and its impact on teaching methods.
DeepMind COO Lila Ibrahim shares what’s working right now when AI meets the classroom. She explains how LearnLM has been infused into Gemini and why Guided Learning is designed to teach step‑by‑step rather than just “give the answer.” We discuss an early pilot in Northern Ireland where teachers reported saving ~10 hours per week, and why DeepMind is pushing a teacher‑led, responsibleapproach so students learn to use AI openly and well. Ibrahim also addresses risks (cheating, accuracy) and how modeling responsible usecan build confidence and equity for different learning needs. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
People in this episode
Guest: Lila Ibrahim
Topics covered
- AI in education
- Guided Learning
- teacher-led approach
- responsible AI use
- classroom technology
- learning equity
Keywords
- AI
- education
- DeepMind
- Guided Learning
- classroom
- teacher
- responsible use
- learning needs
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: DeepMind, Gemini, Northern Ireland
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