{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"AI: Voice or Victim?","title":"Why Gen Z Isn't Using AI (And What That Means for Their Future)","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1327,"description":"For the first time in history, young people aren't the early adopters. And that's a problem.\nRecorded live at MIT during the AI Powered Women Conference, this episode features Caren Cioffi, CEO and founder of Agenda Hero, an AI platform that eliminates manual calendar work. But this conversation goes far beyond productivity tools.\nCaren reveals a troubling trend: Gen Z and Gen Alpha students are being actively blocked from using AI in schools. They're threatened with failing grades, disciplinary action, and even expulsion if caught using these tools. Meanwhile, the rest of the workforce is rapidly adopting AI and building fluency that will define the next decade of work.\nThe stakes are high. These are the students whose jobs will be most impacted by AI, yet they're being systematically prevented from learning how to work alongside it. While professionals are using AI to eliminate tedious work and focus on meaningful human connection, students are being taught to fear it.\nThis episode is for parents, educators, leaders, and anyone who cares about preparing the next generation for a world where AI is infrastructure, not optional.\nIn this episode, you'll learn:\nWhy Gen Z and Gen Alpha are not adopting AI (and why that should worry us)\nHow schools are punishing students for AI use instead of teaching responsible adoption\nThe false choice between cheating and learning when it comes to AI tools\nHow AI eliminates tedious work across professions (from doctors to lawyers to parents)\nWhy curiosity matters more than skills in the AI era\nWhat happens when we free up human capacity for connection instead of paperwork\nHow one founder built a global company solving a problem AI made newly possible\nThe real risk of keeping our most capable generation on the sidelines\nErica and Caren discuss the uncomfortable truth that expensive college degrees may be preparing students for jobs that no longer exist, while simultaneously blocking them from the tools that will define their...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/2uNrlH0794qxIFZGO92VBpWplf9qvS0tjCj6Jc5TJTk/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS85NTcw/OTA5N2Q1OGNkMWNl/ZmRlM2ViYzYxMzIw/OTA2ZC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}