🚨 UNCANNY VALLEY: THE FUTURE CLASSROOM HAS ALREADY STARTED Ethan Mollick isn’t imagining what AI might do in education—he’s already using it to transform how students learn. Professor at The Wharton School, Ethan Mollick: “You’re going to use AI tutors outside of class to catch up on topics. Then... in class is the chance to apply that knowledge in very human ways.” AI doesn’t replace the classroom—it redefines what it’s for. Uncanny Valley with Danish — only on 𝕏.show more

AI is revolutionizing education, but let’s be clear: the real disruption isn’t the tech—it’s the bloated system it’s exposing. Classrooms aren’t “collapsing” because of AI; they’re crumbling under decades of bureaucratic inertia and wasted taxpayer $$$ on outdated models. AI tutors and adaptive learning tools? They’re forcing accountability. Why fund tenured professors who recycle 1980s lesson plans when algorithms personalize instruction at scale? But here’s the catch: AI shouldn’t replace teachers. It should free them from grading drudgery to mentor critical thinking and creativity—skills no bot can replicate. The real fraud? Universities charging $60k/year while students cheat with ChatGPT. If D.C. redirected a fraction of its $112B AI-in-ed slush funds to upskill teachers and slash administrative bloat, we’d see real progress. Elon’s right—traditional college is gasping. But the answer isn’t just AI; it’s apprenticeships, vocational training, and killing the student debt trap. Let’s rebuild education around outcomes, not tenured bureaucrats clinging to obsolete lecterns.

@emollick @Wharton The future isn’t teacher vs AI. It’s teacher + AI vs ignorance.

@emollick @Wharton AI isn’t the end of classrooms it’s the end of boring ones.

@emollick @Wharton That's very interesting

@emollick @Wharton Les goh

@emollick @Wharton Wow, that's amazing! 🌟 AI transforming education already, how cool!

@emollick @Wharton Good

@emollick @Wharton True in many places these days...

@emollick @Wharton Learn with AI, think with people. That’s the new classroom.

Can't wait to see the research on it's effectiveness (or lack thereof). For years we were told online learning will revolutionize education. We had a free trial of it during the pandemic and it was an unmitigated disaster. We will be attempting to clean up the mess (education loss) for years to come. I predict this will be the same. The more students become dependent on AI, the lower they will perform on tests and assignments that are force to complete in it's absence. It's already happening.