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Jonathan Haidt: AI Is the 'Neutron Bomb for Education' [video]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFTfANuLBF4
6•ptrhvns•55m ago

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zamalek•11m ago
AI merely exposes the inherent flaws in how we do education (exams, especially failure) - which I personally and honestly don't have a solution for. Both the carrot and the stick rip out some of the gold that is human potential (while instilling some useful skills and behavior).

The knee-jerk reaction of banning AI is probably the wrong choice, people need to learn where the limits are, but I also wouldn't be able to suggest a framework where students aren't rewarded for skirting around being educated.

sheikhnbake•3m ago
I reckon it's a similar issue to wikipedia when that became a resource available to us in school. Being taught how to use AI as a resource as opposed to 'the source' is the critical distinction. Which I guess is also the same issue when it comes to professionals and how they use AI
gruez•6m ago
Haidt doesn't have the greatest track record[1] when it comes to diagnosing society's ills, but in this case he does appear to be on the right side:

https://infographics.economist.com/2026/20260822_WOC963/

https://infographics.economist.com/2026/20260822_WOC965/

https://infographics.economist.com/2026/20260822_WOC839/

For most kids, AI is a detriment, but for a minority (smartest? most self motivated?) it's a boost.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Anxious_Generation#Academi...

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