The State of AI & Education

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Science, Innovation, Business, Entrepreneurship, Culture, Disruption, Software Eating The World, Technology

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🗓️ 20 June 2025

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

How is AI actually being used in classrooms today? Are teachers adopting it, or resisting it? And could software eventually replace traditional instruction entirely? In this episode of This Week in Consumer AI, a16z partners Justine Moore, Olivia Moore, and Zach Cohen explore one of the most rapidly evolving — and widely debated — frontiers in consumer technology: education. They unpack how generative AI is already reshaping educational workflows, enabling teachers to scale feedback, personalize curriculum, and reclaim time from administrative tasks. We also examine emerging consumer behavior — from students using AI for homework to parents exploring AI-led learning paths for their children.

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0:00.0	Will software in some way replace teachers?
0:03.0	Parents want better outcomes.
0:05.0	What is actually improving?
0:07.0	Retention of information, learning, memory.
0:10.0	They're allowing a teacher to be a lot more productive,
0:13.0	and be 10 times better at their job.
0:15.0	Will we see more parents, like, I want more of a truly AI-directed education for my kid.
0:21.7	It's teachers who are willing to pay and use this in their every single day of workflow.
0:26.1	We need the textbook companies to grow some innovation arms fast.
0:31.8	AI is already reshaping the way students study, teachers teach, and creators deliver knowledge.
0:37.3	But the bigger question is,
0:38.6	are we on the brink of a complete rewrite of how learning works? On today's episode, we're joined
0:43.4	by three A16C consumer partners, Olivia Moore, Zach Cohen, and Justine Moore, who together
0:49.1	bring perspectives on the cultural, technical, and market shifts transforming education. From TikToks featuring AI-generated celebrity tutors,
0:57.1	to private schools running full-stack AI curricula,
1:00.1	to the surprising way teachers, not students, are driving adoption.
1:03.9	This conversation discusses what's real, what's hype,
1:06.3	and what the future of learning might look like when it's built natively for AI.
1:10.2	Let's get into it.
1:15.1	As a reminder, the content here is for informational purposes only.
1:18.6	Should not be taken as legal business, tax, or investment advice,
1:21.7	or be used to evaluate any investment or security
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