Starting in 2025, a new generation steps into the world: Generation Beta – the kids who’ll see AI as casually as we (me, a Gen X’er) once saw flip phones. Their growing up will be characterised by hyper-personalised education, voice activated and Augmented Reality everything, and a planet grappling with massive climate challenges. And that’s […]
I recently teamed up with the inimitable Maria Franzoni, to create a series of short Zoom interviews exploring the impact of AI, future education trends, and the exciting opportunities ahead. The purpose of education needs to evolve. It’s no longer just about creating economically productive citizens or malleable workers. With AI taking over tasks that […]
I’ve been thinking a lot about Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) lately, and I’ve realised that it’s not some far-off future tech. It’s already here, right under our noses. Now, I know what you’re thinking. ‘Where’s the robot butler then?’ But AGI isn’t about physical tasks like tying shoelaces. While a toddler can do that, they […]
I recently had the pleasure of collaborating with the brilliant Maria Franzoni, and together, we decided to create a series of concise Zoom interviews discussing key future trends. In our eleventh friendly chat, we dive into Gen A, the cohort born between 2010-2024, and explore how education needs to adapt for the AI era. The task […]
Picture a group of students in a science class, working together on an experiment to learn something new. Nowadays, AI-powered tools can help them analyse data and make sense of it all much quicker. Instead of calling it ‘cheating,’ let’s change how we teach and set tasks to keep up with the times. Let’s focus […]
Fake News, Algo Filtering, Deepfakes… All are symptoms of a much larger problem, ‘The Death of Common Knowledge’. What happens when society disagrees with basic facts? Water boils at 100oC. The moon orbits the earth. There are 365 days in a year. The pandemic has highlighted how polarised society can be on what’s agreed to […]
