This is how kids should be learning with AI | Priya Lakhani

This podcast episode of TED Talks Daily, hosted by Elise Hu, features Priya Lakhani discussing how AI can personalize education and reduce teacher workload. Lakhani shares her experience in education and the development of an AI-driven learning platform. She addresses the challenges of students using AI to avoid learning and emphasizes the importance of "productive struggle" for effective learning, highlighting techniques like retrieval, spacing, generation, and reflection. Lakhani argues that AI can enhance human expertise by identifying learning patterns, predicting knowledge gaps, and providing targeted interventions, but it should complement, not replace, human cognition. The episode concludes with a reminder that mental effort is crucial for building expertise and fostering innovation. The podcast also includes advertisements for American Express and Commerzbank, as well as a promotion for the TED Radio Hour podcast.