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Viral or Villain - Is the AI Backlash Just Beginning? | Ep.66

From ChatEDU: The AI & Education Podcast · Hosted by Matt Mervis & Dr. Liz Radday

July 11, 2025·0:57:17

Episode summary

In this episode of ChatEDU: The AI & Education Podcast: In this episode of ChatEDU (Viral or Villain - Is the AI Backlash Just Beginning? ), Matt and Liz open with travel updates from Liz’s time at ISTE/ASCD, shoutouts to listeners met on the road, and a quick prompt hack before diving into three big stories shaping the tension between AI’s rapid adoption in schools and growing backlash in society. From AI-powered literacy tools to global assessment changes and the tension between usage and resistance, this episode explores…

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In this episode of ChatEDU (Viral or Villain - Is the AI Backlash Just Beginning?), Matt and Liz open with travel updates from Liz’s time at ISTE/ASCD, shoutouts to listeners met on the road, and a quick prompt hack before diving into three big stories shaping the tension between AI’s rapid adoption in schools and growing backlash in society. From AI-powered literacy tools to global assessment changes and the tension between usage and resistance, this episode explores what happens when AI goe...