The blast radius of AI in education is getting wider—will schools run toward it or away from it? In Part II, Scott McKinley and Jon Grover explore how AI could automate the admin work to make room for more human connection… while also flirting with its more Orwellian side (looking at you, lecture surveillance AI). Plus: AI-driven group project fairness scores, lifetime student mentorship (is AI the new parent?), and the very questionable cafeteria creation known as root beer chocolate milk.