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EPISODE · Apr 1, 2026 · 56 MIN

502 | AI is Dumbing Us Down? The Real Fix for Pakistan’s Education Crisis | TBT Podcast

from Thought Behind Things · host Syed Muzamil Hasan Zaidi

The global landscape is shifting rapidly with the rise of AI, yet Pakistan’s education system remains stuck in rote memorization. How do we prepare our youth for a post-AI world?In this episode, we sit down with Kamil Majeed, CEO and Principal of Nordic International School, to unpack the flaws in our educational framework. We discuss his experiences transitioning from LUMS to UCL, the stark differences between the UK and Pakistani academic approaches, and why values, critical thinking, and work ethic are the only things that will separate extraordinary talent from the rest in the future. We also tackle the growing concern of AI making us intellectually lazy and how the private sector can step up to solve the massive education deficit.

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