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Episode 8: What AI Can’t Teach: A Catholic Priest on the Future of Education

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In this episode, host Benjamin Crockett speaks with Fr. Kenny Ang (Research Professor at the Pontifical University of Santa Croce) about the AI revolution in education.

They discuss how AI challenges the very purpose of the university, creating an "attention deficit" and a crisis in how students are taught to learn.

Fr. Kenny explains why true human intelligence is "embodied" and "relational", unlike AI. He shares how he is adapting his classroom by moving away from AI-vulnerable essays and toward oral exams and discussions to preserve the "artisanal aspect of thinking."

They explore the future of education and the Church's role in guiding us to use technology not just for answers, but for the pursuit of Truth.

Show Notes

  • Education for Freedom vs. Utility
  • The AI-Proof Classroom
  • Human vs. AI: 'Embodied' Knowledge
  • Losing the "Artisanal Mind"
  • The Church's Role in AI
  • Hope vs. Optimism

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