Category: Education
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The “Asterisk” of Optimism: Navigating the AI Economic Transition
The rapid ascent of generative AI has moved the conversation from Silicon Valley boardrooms to the halls of Congress with unprecedented speed. At the recent Special Competitive Studies Project (SCSP) AI+Education conference in Washington, D.C., Senator Mark Warner (D-VA) sat down with Jenilee Keefe Singer to provide a candid, technologist-adjacent perspective on how the U.S.…
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Scaling Mastery: How Sal Khan is Architecting the Future of AI-Driven Education
The halls of the Special Competitive Studies Project (SCSP) AI+Education conference in Washington, DC, were buzzing with a distinct mix of urgency and optimism. Nowhere was this more palpable than during the fireside chat with Sal Khan, the founder of Khan Academy. As a technologist, watching Khan’s evolution from producing simple YouTube math videos to…
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Preparing Every Student for an AI-Powered Future
The rapid onset of generative AI has left the American education system in a state of “reactive whiplash.” At the recent SCSP AI+Education conference in Washington, DC, a panel featuring Alex Kotran (CEO of AiEDU), Dr. Christina Grant (Executive Director at Harvard’s CEPR), and moderator Eva Doug explored a critical pivot: we must move past…
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Degrees of Separation: Why Your AI is Only as Smart as Your Curiosity
This session from the SCSP AI+Education conference offers a compelling look at how the bedrock of our labor and education systems is shifting from static credentials to dynamic capabilities. As a technologist, reading between the lines of the dialogue between LinkedIn’s Catlin O’Neill and Microsoft’s Allyson Knox reveals a clear mandate: the “Human-in-the-loop” is no…
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The Death of Seat Time: How AI is Reclaiming the Human Element in Education
At the recent SCSP AI+Education conference in Washington, DC, the air was thick with the usual policy jargon until Dr. Tasha Arnold, Head of Alpha Schools, took the stage. For a technologist, her message was a refreshing departure from the “AI will replace us” trope. Instead, she presented a vision where AI acts as the…
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States, AI, and Workforce Competitiveness: Rewiring the American Dream
The dawn of the AI era isn’t just a technological shift; it is a profound economic and social disruption that requires a fundamental “rewiring” of the American workforce. At the recent SCSP AI+Education conference in Washington, D.C., a compelling panel titled “States, AI, and Workforce Competitiveness” brought together former Governors Eric Holcomb (Indiana) and Gina…
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Is Vibe Coding Dead? The 2026 Shift to Inference-Driven Development with Nicolas Genest
Could 2026 mark the end of “vibe coding” as we know it? Welcome back to Tech Snippets Today. In this episode, we sit down with Nicolas Genest, Founder and CEO of CodeBoxx, to explore the rapidly shifting landscape of AI software development. Over the past year, generating applications with natural language prompts has exploded in…
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Tech Snippets Today – Scott Dust – Chief Research Officer – Cloverleaf with Joseph Raczynski
The hype over AI is in full flex mode, especially around GenAI. The focus today will be around how AI can be used in learning and development, offering a glimpse into a new era where personalized, scalable coaching becomes the norm rather than the exception. We start this conversation with Scott Dust, Chief Research Officer…