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Podcast: Parallax
Episode: Parallax Academy # 10: Zak Stein - The Coming of The Supermind - Education and AI
Description: A conversation with educational philosopher Dr Zak Stein about the future of education, AI, and its dystopian and utopian possibilities. What happens when we create the supermind. Hosted by Andrew Sweeny
Zak Stein studied philosophy and religion at Hampshire College, and then educational neuroscience, human development, and the philosophy of education at Harvard University. While a student at Harvard, he co-founded what would become Lectica, Inc., a non-profit dedicated to the research-based, justice-oriented reform of large-scale standardized testing in K-12, higher-education, and business. He is also a writer whose work has appeared in a variety of journals including American Ps...