Future Focus | The Class of AGI: How AI is Reshaping Education, Work, and Global Leadership

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Designing Schools

Dr. Sabba Quidwai

187 episodes

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Cultures of innovation begin with a culture of empathy. As you navigate today’s changing world the question remains how do you create these cultures? How do you scale them? And how do you help people develop the mindset and skills to thrive within them? These are the questions people ask Dr. Sabba Quidwai, researcher, educator and storyteller. Each week we’ll explore the answers with stories and strategies from researchers, education leaders and today’s young people as we explore how might we design schools.

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Future Focus | The Class of AGI: How AI is Reshaping Education, Work, and Global Leadership | Week of April 7, 2025

Designing Schools

47 minutes 58 seconds

9 months ago

Future Focus | The Class of AGI: How AI is Reshaping Education, Work, and Global Leadership | Week of April 7, 2025

In this episode, Sabba and Stefan dive into the rapid acceleration of AI technologies, spotlighting how tools like ChatGPT and Claude are transforming the educational landscape. They explore groundbreaking developments like agentic platforms, transparency in AI reasoning, and what it means for today’s students to be the “Class of AGI.” This is a forward-thinking conversation that challenges leaders to rethink how we prepare people for a world led by intelligent systems.

Timestamps

[00:01:00] The Center of Gravity is Shifting

OpenAI's user explosion in India signals a global shift in AI adoption and influence.

[00:10:00] The Class of AGI: Redefining Higher Education

Anthropic and OpenAI unveil initiatives aimed at transforming learning and literacy through AI-powered experiences.

[00:22:00] Enter the Age of Agents: Digital Workers in the Enterprise

Deloitte and others launch digital coworkers to automate tasks, revealing how organizations must restructure around AI.

[00:32:00] Inside the Mind of Claude: Anthropic’s Breakthrough in AI Transparency

A look at how Claude forms ideas and the effort to audit AI behavior through model interpretability research.

[00:41:00] Passing the Turing Test and Redefining Human Identity

ChatGPT-4.5 convinces users it’s human 73% of the time—raising deep questions about identity, agency, and digital discernment.

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Resources Mentioned

📘 "Careless People" by Sarah Wynn Williams — A whistleblower’s account of Meta's internal culture and its impact on youth and society.
🎥 Anthropic’s “Tracing the Thoughts of a Large Language Model” video — A visual explanation of AI interpretability breakthroughs.
🎓 Free Course: AI Skills for College and Career — Explore the WISE Framework for balanced, ethical innovation.