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AI Is Breaking Education: Rebecca Winthrop Has the Blueprint to Fix It Podcast

Rebecca Winthrop
March 2026 | Center for Humane Technology

This ~45-minute episode from the Center for Humane Technology’s Your Undivided Attention Podcast examines how students, families, teachers, and administrators are currently using artificial intelligence (AI), along with the risks of uncritical adoption. The discussion emphasizes the importance of relational trust among education stakeholders as they navigate decisions about AI use in schools. It highlights tensions, including the disproportionate suspicion placed on students with disabilities and English learners regarding AI use, as well as instances in which students and families challenge teachers’ grading and feedback when AI is involved. The episode also explores practical uses of AI, such as supporting teachers with administrative tasks and providing students with access to tutoring tools to address learning gaps. It concludes with three guiding recommendations, organized around the “Three P’s”—Prosper, Prepare, and Protect—which focus on rethinking teaching and learning, building AI literacy, and establishing safeguards to support students.

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