Is our education system ready for AI—or still grading with yesterday’s rules? In this episode of Back in America, Stan talks with Shahid, an award-winning fractional CTO and CISO with 35+ years in regulated industries, from medical devices to federal health tech. He argues that AI isn’t just a tool; it’s a colleague, a co-student, and a force multiplier—if teachers and teams learn context engineering and treat AI as a companion.

We dig into:

• AI in education: hyper-personalized learning, teacher workflows, and why schools must let students “pair program” with AI.
• Hiring in the AI era: why entry-level jobs are shrinking, how juniors can win by mastering prompts and fundamentals, and the risk of skipping a generation of talent.
• Safety and ethics: lessons from life-or-death medical device software, where reliability, empathy, and human oversight matter.
• Parents & teachers: practical ways to co-work with AI without abdicating judgment.

Clear take: AI can elevate learning and work—if humans stay in the loop and standards stay high.