Unpacking Agentic AI in Education

A quick plug for this week’s episode of Modem Futura with Punya Mishra, which dives into what agentic AI does and doesn’t mean in education, and why this matters.

Can ChatGPT be used to extract useful learning insights from long and meandering conversations between learners and AI?

As educators continue to grapple with students using AI for assignments, we need to move beyond the idea that showing the original prompt is useful

If you’re panicking over how to survive in world where every student has access to one of the most powerful AI’s ever made, I have a plan …

As universities and companies scramble to bring agentic AI to learning, I was intrigued by CodeSignal’s approach to using AI in a new course inspired by the book Future Rising

Friction Required: How will a world transformed by emerging technologies like AI reshape the world? Sean, Andrew and special guest Punya Mishra cut through the hype to reveal the creative tension, hidden risks, and big-picture futures for AI-powered, human-centered education. How can the power of AI be harnessed without losing the soul of learning?

The Legacy of Early 21st-Century Academia: A Foresight Report from 2100

In this deep dive of Modem Futura, Sean Leahy and Andrew Maynard tackle the sensational claims surrounding the “de-extinction” of the dire wolf by Colossal Biosciences. From the Modem Futura podcast.

Two new national plans promise to overhaul classrooms with AI. Here’s how the US and China differ – and overlap. From the Future of Being Human Substack.

Reflections and provocations from a keynote given at the 2025 Yidan Prize Conference. From the Future of Being Human Substack.