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AI isn’t just disrupting the classroom—it’s rewriting what education is. As institutions stall, new models are rising: drone classrooms, hybrid educators, and algorithmic assistants.

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Justin Matthews and Nigel Horrocks
Jul 07, 2025
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In this Issue: Classrooms are being refit, not reformed. AI is now drafting quizzes, grading essays, and quietly dismantling 20th-century education. Detection tools miss the point—it's the model, not just the misconduct, that’s obsolete. Also this week: an island governed by AI clones of dead philosophers pushes digital utopia into farce; OpenAI warns future models could enable DIY bioweapons; and ChatGPT becomes both heartbreak coach and mental health hazard. From drone-tutors to delusional spiral, we track how AI is reshaping how we learn, govern, and unravel.

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