{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Future of Life Institute Podcast","title":"How AI Is Replacing Children's Ability to Think (with Randi Weingarten)","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2639,"description":"Randi Weingarten is president of the American Federation of Teachers. She joins the podcast to discuss AI in education. The conversation covers how screens and student-facing AI may weaken attention, learning, and trust, why she supports limiting screens for young children and social chatbots for students under 16, and how teachers can use AI without replacing thinking. She also discusses active learning, data privacy, independent research on AI in education, and guardrails for schools.LINKS:Randi Weingarten WikipediaAFT Randi Weingarten ProfileAmerican Federation of TeachersCHAPTERS:\n(00:00) Episode Preview\n(01:13) AI education wake-up\n(07:27) Active learning versus AI\n(14:42) Preserving thinking habits\n(20:06) Research and screen limits\n(26:05) Social chatbot risks\n(30:20) Data privacy standards\n(35:58) Classroom AI guardrails\n(41:13) Companies and future schools\nPRODUCED BY:\nhttps://aipodcast.ing\nSOCIAL LINKS:\nWebsite: https://podcast.futureoflife.org\nTwitter (FLI): https://x.com/FLI_org\nTwitter (Gus): https://x.com/gusdocker\nLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/future-of-life-institute/\nYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-rCCy3FQ-GItDimSR9lhzw/\nApple: https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/id1170991978\nSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2Op1WO3gwVwCrYHg4eoGyP","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/fFhIC-s2qSlHXzmJI7qMGts2WuLwImi4tWmRLH9EdPg/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS81MmU5/MDZjZGQ5OTI0MDc5/YTk2ZTAxYTgwYTNk/M2VlOC5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}