Brent A. Yorgey expresses concern about preparing students for a volatile software industry and a challenging job market for entry-level computing positions. He questions the ethics of training computer scientists amid the current political climate and issues surrounding intellectual property.

Authentic education must focus on more than just producing written content, especially in the age of generative AI. Education serves as a means to repair and restore capacities diminished by neglect and other factors.

Grit Matthias Phelps, a German language instructor at Cornell University, has students use manual typewriters once each semester to eliminate reliance on online tools and generative AI. This exercise, initiated in spring 2023, aims to foster a deeper engagement with the writing process.

Reese Witherspoon encourages women to learn about artificial intelligence, stating that jobs held by women are three times more likely to be automated by AI. She emphasizes the urgency of becoming familiar with AI tools in both personal and professional contexts.

Sal Khan, founder of Khan Academy, launched an AI-powered tutoring chatbot called Khanmigo, anticipating a significant impact on learning. However, he acknowledges that many students have not engaged with the chatbot, describing its usage as a "non-event" for a large number of learners.

Nearly 70% of middle and high school students believe artificial intelligence is eroding their critical thinking skills, according to a December 2025 survey by the RAND Corporation's American Youth Panel. AI usage for homework among these students increased from 48% to 62% in just seven months.

A machine learning primer called "thereisnospoon" is available on GitHub, designed for engineers to understand ML systems using principles similar to software engineering. It focuses on helping engineers develop an intuitive grasp of machine learning concepts and trade-offs.

Students are being trained to write in less effective ways to demonstrate their humanity and differentiate from AI-generated content. This practice is leading to increased reliance on AI tools for writing assistance.

The course "10-202: Introduction to Modern AI" covers the workings of modern AI systems, focusing on machine learning methods and large language models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude. The curriculum emphasizes the contemporary understanding of AI, primarily relating to chatbot technologies used daily.

A minimal transformer model has been developed to perform 10-digit addition tasks. The model demonstrates the ability to learn and execute arithmetic operations effectively.