Paris Marx talks with Tom Mullaney about the growing use of generative AI in K-12 education, and the concerns it raises for students and teachers.
Paris Marx sat down with Tom Mullaney to talk through a question that is starting to follow educators into classrooms: whether chatbots and generative AI really belong in K-12 education.
The conversation centers on how generative AI has already been adopted in schools and what that adoption means in everyday practice—not just in theory. but for the people asked to live with it. Marx and Mullaney weigh the concerns presented for students and for teachers. with the discussion framed around the tension between new classroom tools and the risks that can come with them.
The episode also carries a blunt theme: adoption is happening, but the classroom stakes are immediate. Students and teachers aren’t waiting for a policy blueprint or a perfect safeguard. They’re asked to respond to tools that can change how assignments are completed. how learning is guided. and how schools handle responsibility when technology is involved.
For parents and educators watching this space, the debate isn’t academic. It’s about what’s being asked of children right now—and what schools are still figuring out about how these systems should be used.
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