Learning Curve

Jeff Young

What does it mean to teach and learn in the age of generative AI? Join host Jeff Young as he talks with educators, tech leaders and students, aiming to cut through the hype and inform a conversation about how education can adapt to AI — and about what kinds of learning need protecting amid the AI gold rush.

  1. Lessons From Minneapolis About AI and Misinformation

    1日前

    Lessons From Minneapolis About AI and Misinformation

    During the ICE surge in Minneapolis, AI is playing a role in this tense and unfolding story, specifically how it is contributing to misinformation. What can educators do to prepare students, and any of us, for this new information landscape where AI is increasingly a factor. Jeff visited the University of Minnesota’s journalism school and talked with a professor who exploring the role of AI in news, as well as three student journalists covering protests and ICE activity. Links mentioned: Photos, videos and other coverage from The Minnesota Daily, the student newspaper at the University of Minnesota. Trump social media post showing AI generated image of him attacking protesters, and an article about it.  "White House shares an altered photo of arrested Minnesota protester Nekima Levy Armstrong," in NBC News.

    51分
  2. Is It Possible to Put Age Limits on AI Tools?

    1月21日

    Is It Possible to Put Age Limits on AI Tools?

    Last week the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee held a hearing about potential legislation banning kids under 13 from using social media. Australia has a new law keeping kids under 16 off the technology. What about new AI tools? Should regulations enforce age limits — and is that even possible given how embedded the tech is becoming? Senate Commerce Committee Hearing, "Plugged Out: Examining the Impact of Technology on America’s Youth."

    51分
  3. What Guardrails Should AI Companies Build to Protect Learning?

    1月6日

    What Guardrails Should AI Companies Build to Protect Learning?

    In the past few months new AI tools known as “Agentic AI” have emerged. These new browsers let users deploy AI assistants that can surf the web on their behalf. While they were designed to do things like book airline tickets or schedule meetings, students can use the tools to have the bot log into learning management systems to take quizzes for them. Anna Mills, a longtime English instructor, has called on AI companies to add a simple guardrail to keep these tools from assisting in academic fraud, just as they refuse to help with hacking or other unethical acts. The situation raises questions about how AI companies are responding to calls by educators to add safeguards to protect learning. LinkedIn post by Anna Mills calling for AI companies to add guardrails to protect learning.  “Statement on Educational Technologies and AI Agents” by the Modern Language Association. Video demo by Anna Mills showing an Agentic AI browser taking quizzes in the name of a student. “Tech companies don’t care that students use their AI agents to cheat,” in The Verge. Perplexity ad on social media. "The Adoption and Usage of AI Agents: Early Evidence from Perplexity," in ArXiv.

    46分
  4. Is Your Mechanic Using AI?

    2025/12/23

    Is Your Mechanic Using AI?

    Matt Boudinot’s AI explainer videos and his Auto Service Soft Skills Garage. A super-short version of this episode that ran on APM’s Marketplace. "The Best of Car Talk: Some Noises Are Better Than Others,” on NPR.

    37分
  5. Why Do So Many Students Have AI Friends?

    2025/12/09

    Why Do So Many Students Have AI Friends?

    "1 in 5 high schoolers has had a romantic AI relationship, or knows someone who has," NPR.  “How many hours does it take to make a friend?,” research by this week’s guest Jeff Hall. “Chatbots Can Go Into a Delusional Spiral. Here’s How It Happens,” in The New York Times. Talk out the Thomas Jefferson chatbot discussed on this episode. “Programmed for Love,” an article I wrote for The Chronicle of Higher Education about Sherry Turkle’s work back in 2011.

    45分
  6. Can Colleges ‘AI-Proof’ the Core Curriculum?

    2025/11/25

    Can Colleges ‘AI-Proof’ the Core Curriculum?

    “Editorial: AI-proof the Core Curriculum The Core Curriculum is an essential part of a Catholic education that must be saved from AI,” in The Observer, the student newspaper at Notre Dame. LinkedIn post by David Griffith about the student newspaper editorial. AI Is Coming for the Consultants. Inside McKinsey, ‘This Is Existential.’ in The Wall Street Journal "Should Instructors Ask Students to Show Document Histories to Guard Against AI Cheating?” in EdSurge.

    53分
  7. How Does AI Fit Into Broader Disruptions to Higher Ed?

    2025/11/11

    How Does AI Fit Into Broader Disruptions to Higher Ed?

    More on Bryan Alexander’s forthcoming book, “Peak Higher Education.” “The Diamond Age,” by Neal Stephenson.  “Dual Enrollment Leads to More College Acceptances, Greater Financial Awards,” in Inside Higher Education. “Should College Become Part of High School?” on the EdSurge Podcast. Bryan Alexander’s Future Trends Forum.

    58分
  8. How Do Students Feel About Their AI Use? It's Complicated

    2025/11/04

    How Do Students Feel About Their AI Use? It's Complicated

    In the Know, the podcast of the University of Minnesota's student newspaper, The Minnesota Daily. "Everyone Is Cheating Their Way Through College," in New York magazine.

    40分
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番組について

What does it mean to teach and learn in the age of generative AI? Join host Jeff Young as he talks with educators, tech leaders and students, aiming to cut through the hype and inform a conversation about how education can adapt to AI — and about what kinds of learning need protecting amid the AI gold rush.

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  • クリエイター
    Jeff Young
  • 配信期間
    25年 - 26年
  • エピソード
    15
  • 制限指定
    不適切な内容を含まない
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    © 2025
  • 番組のWebサイト
    Learning Curve

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