Demis Hassabis on what schools should look like in the AGI era, echoing Kieran Egan's education theory
round · x · 2026-11-10
Quoting a clip of Demis Hassabis discussing what schools should look like in the age of AGI, this post surfaces education theorist Kieran Egan and his book The Educated Mind: How Cognitive Tools Shape Our Understanding. Egan's theory, built on anthropology, cultural history and cognitive psychology, aimed at schools that "enrich children's lives and help them reach their full potential" — echoed by Hassabis as a vision aligned with AGI-era schooling models like Alpha School.
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