AI Goes to School: The End of Tutoring, or a Wider Gap?

A Tsinghua-built education agent just ran a 90-minute session at UNESCO headquarters, and a third of teachers already use AI on the job. Daniel and Emily ask whether lesson design is really the next long-chain AI workflow after coding — and whether a nearly-free personal tutor ends the cram-school era or splits students into two worlds. ## Hosts ### Daniel Altman Daniel Altman is a computer scientist and AI strategist with a background in engineering, quantitative research, and emerging technologies. He studies how technological breakthroughs reshape industries, markets, work, and human capabilities. ### Emily Carter Emily Carter is a business strategist and former technology product leader with experience building digital products and studying how innovation reaches millions of users. She focuses on AI adoption, business transformation, work, education, entrepreneurship, and leadership. ## Sources - https://www.ifanr.com/1678673?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign= ## Episode Information Language: en Published: 2026-09-11T16:38:31.660346+00:00