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Will AI revolutionize education or steal students’ opportunity and ability to learn? Andy Smarick, Senior Fellow at the Manhattan Institute, worries that AI is a threat to learning, and we’re just letting students outsource their education to AI tools rather than develop essential skills and knowledge. We discuss the education world’s long history of embracing the latest fad, whether it’s whole language instruction, open classrooms, ubiquitous screens, and now AI, and we dig into Andy’s call for a two-year moratorium on AI in both K-12 and higher education.
It’s Time for a Moratorium on AI in Schools
The 4 Crises of American Education: Serious people need to take this seriously
White House Summit on Inner-City Children and Faith-Based Schools
Preserving a Critical National Asset: America’s Disadvantaged Students and the Crisis in Faith-based Urban Schools
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Will AI revolutionize education or steal students’ opportunity and ability to learn? Andy Smarick, Senior Fellow at the Manhattan Institute, worries that AI is a threat to learning, and we’re just letting students outsource their education to AI tools rather than develop essential skills and knowledge. We discuss the education world’s long history of embracing the latest fad, whether it’s whole language instruction, open classrooms, ubiquitous screens, and now AI, and we dig into Andy’s call for a two-year moratorium on AI in both K-12 and higher education.
It’s Time for a Moratorium on AI in Schools
The 4 Crises of American Education: Serious people need to take this seriously
White House Summit on Inner-City Children and Faith-Based Schools
Preserving a Critical National Asset: America’s Disadvantaged Students and the Crisis in Faith-based Urban Schools
🔗 Links & Resources:
💡 Stay Connected:
📩 Contact Us:
If you have feedback or suggestions for future podcasts, please reach out to us at [email protected].
🎧 Thank You for Listening:
Freedom to Learn is a production of the Defense of Freedom Institute. You can learn more about DFI at DFIPolicy.org.
If you enjoyed this episode, please give it a thumbs up, share it, and subscribe for more insights into education law and policy. Thank you for your support!

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