Students are performing better with AI and learning less without it. In this episode, we look at what the research actually shows about AI-assisted learning, and why the gap between output and understanding is growing in classrooms right now. The fix isn't less AI. It's better task design.

This episode draws in part on research in:

• AI-assisted learning and performance transfer (Stanford SCALE Initiative, 2026)
• Productive struggle and durable knowledge construction (Kapur, Bjork)
• Cognitive Load Theory and germane load (Sweller, Kirschner)
• Zone of Proximal Development and scaffolded instruction (Vygotsky)
• Pedagogical design in AI tools (Bastani et al., Kosmyna et al.)