Education

AI data colonialism exploits hidden Global South data workers Education can resist by demanding fair, learning-centered AI work Institutions must expose this labor and push for just AI Currently, between 154 million and

Spatial intelligence in education measurably boosts maths and STEM outcomes Use world models, but prioritize curriculum, tasks, and teacher practice Fund weekly spatial lessons and assess visual reasoning to scale

AI capital cheapens routine thinking and shifts work toward physical, contact-rich tasks Gains are strong on simple tasks but stall without investment in real-world capacity Schools should buy AI smartly, redesign assessments, and fund high-touch learning

Optimization isn’t segregation Impose variance thresholds and independent audits Require delivery reports and fairness controls The key statistic in the public debate isn't about clicks or conversions.

AI chatbots in education are mediators now, not replacements Set guardrails: upstream uses, training, human escalation, and source transparency Prepare for embodied systems next while protecting attention, care, and truth

AI spending is soaring, but unit economics remain weak for education Rising data-center capex and power costs will push up subscription and utility bills Schools should buy outcomes, not hype—tie payments to verified learning gains

Mind captioning maps visual brain patterns to text, but it’s pattern recognition—not mind reading In schools, keep it assistive only, with calibration, human-in-the-loop checks, and clear error budgets Adopt strict governance first: informed consent, mental-privacy protections, and audited model cards

Internal AI now performs junior work, collapsing the old apprenticeship Education must build AI finance talent—aim, audit, and explain models Policy should fund governance sandboxes to grow trusted hybrid roles The most meaningf

AI now touches most jobs—about 60% in advanced economies Hire for verified skills that complement AI, using portfolios, micro-credentials, and apprenticeships Redesign schooling around agentic AI to widen mobility and prevent exclusion

AI agents in education boost learning while cutting time Build home-first workflows for practice, planning, and records Scale with evidence and guardrails to protect equity and trust One data point should change our think

Korea excels at teen “creative thinking,” but adults lag in adaptive problem solving Generative AI automates routine tasks, so value shifts to AI cognitive extensions—framing, modeling, and auditing Reform exams, classroom routines, and admissions to reward those extensions, or the test-prep edge will fade

Build a third AI stack for education Adopt an Airbus-style consortium for procurement Prioritize teacher time-savings, multilingual access, and audited safety A single number highlights the stakes: in 2024, Airbus

AI-assisted teaching is the reform, not the threat Shift assessment from answer-hunting to reasoning and disclosure Train every teacher and set simple norms so AI boosts equity and learning A single statistic should reframe the

Deepfake NIL licensing will surge as content costs collapse Schools must use contracts and authenticity tech to protect communities Provenance and consent rebuild trust when faces become licensable assets Only three in ten U

Chatbots replace lists with a single voice, intensifying algorithmic gatekeeping In portal-first markets like Korea, hallucination and narrowed content threaten civic learning Mandate citations, rival answers, list-mode defaults, and independent audits in schools and platforms

AI reveals Parrondo’s paradox can turn losing tactics into schoolwide gains Run adaptive combined-game pilots with bandits and multi-agent learning, under clear guardrails Guard against persuasion harms with audits, diversity, and public protocols

AI sycophancy flatters users and reinforces errors in learning It amplifies the Dunning–Kruger effect by boosting confidence without competence Design and policy should reward grounded, low-threat corrections that improve accuracy A

AI is making labor borderless as online services surge Opportunity expands, but standards, audits, and broadband are crucial Schools must teach task-first skills, platform literacy, and safeguards The fastest-growing part of g

Smartphone bans offer a blueprint for AI policy in schools Use age-tiered access, strict privacy, and teacher oversight Evaluate results publicly to protect attention, equity, and integrity Let's begin with a significant figu