AI in 5: How Your New AI Study Buddy Actually Thinks (May 11, 2026)

Your student’s AI study buddy is already in the room—are you ready to talk about how it actually works? In this episode of AI in 5, we pull back the curtain on the large language models powering today’s most popular study tools, from ChatGPT to flashcard generators. Host JR explains what it really means that these tools are “pattern machines”—not truth machines—and why that distinction matters for every teacher, parent, and student. Learn why AI hallucinations happen, how to spot over-reliance, and three simple human-in-the-loop rules your classroom or family can start using today. Show Notes Links:• Sal Khan on AI tutoring: https://www.khanacademy.org/about• Dr. Ethan Mollick, Co-intelligence: ethanmollick.com• Join The Unleashed community: aiinnovationsunleashed.com• Subscribe & review on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ai-innovations-unleashed/id1776672844 APA CitationsKhan, S. (2023). Harnessing AI for education. Khan Academy. https://www.khanacademy.org/aboutMollick, E. (2024). Co-intelligence: Living and working with AI. Portfolio/Penguin.Mollick, E., & Mollick, L. (2023). Assigning AI: Seven approaches for students, with prompts. The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4475995Send us Fan MailSupport the showWant to go deeper than the podcast?Join The Unleashed — the growing AI Innovations Unleashed community for educators, parents, students, leaders, and curious minds navigating the future of AI together. Members get deeper discussions, exclusive insights, behind-the-scenes content, early updates, and a place to explore how artificial intelligence is reshaping education and society in real time.AI is moving fast. You don’t have to figure it out alone.Join The Unleashed:https://www.aiinnovationsunleashed.com/become-a-supporter-join-the-unleashed/