The Good Stuff, with Pete and Andy - Episode 6: You Can Just Learn ThingsHosts: Pete and Andy (recording at City Beach, Perth in their van)Episode Overview: Pete and Andy explore how AI is transforming education and learning, discussing the future education, the power of self-directed learning, what kids should be learning and how AI can positively impact high-quality personalized education.AI and the Future of Learning (02:50-05:43)Discussion about what kids should study in a rapidly changing job marketPete's children are developing entrepreneurial skills with AI supportThe "Teddy Fashion Boutique" business Pete's daughter has createdExploring game development with AI for Pete's son's tabletop gaming interestsRethinking Traditional Education (05:43-10:30)Critique of the industrial-era "assembly line" approach to educationThe importance of play-based and child-led learning approachesHow AI can enable a shift from classroom instruction to personalized mentoringQuestioning the value of traditional education when information costs approach zeroPersonal Learning Journeys with AI (10:30-16:17)Coding with AI assistanceHow AI provides the patience and personalization needed to build learning momentumThe importance of having projects you're motivated to build rather than abstract learningThe Intelligent Assembly Line of Education (16:17-20:30)School structure mimics industrial assembly linesAI allows for removing the time constraints on educationLearning can become more ad-hoc and follow natural curiosityEducation doesn't need to be confined to specific years in a person's lifeLearning Through Knowledge Graphs (47:56-52:13)Using AI to break down courses into concepts, topics and abstractionsCreating a "map" of both what exists to be learned and what a person knowsNavigating a personalized learning path from current knowledge to desired knowledgeAI can identify the optimal path through connected concepts for each individualPurpose and Agency in Learning (34:40-37:40)Will AI force people to rediscover purpose beyond jobs?The relationship between agency and purpose?AI as a catalyst for pursuing learning aligned with personal interestsDemocratizing High-Quality Education (52:13-56:33)How AI can provide the benefits of one-to-one tutoring at scaleUsing AI to create personalized explanations at appropriate complexity levelsThe value of learning in context rather than in the abstractCreating immersive, engaging learning experiences tailored to individual interestsCredentialism vs. Learning (01:01:56-01:15:03)Questioning the value of credentials in a world of commoditized expertiseThe shift from credential-based systems to meritocracyThe permissionless nature of learning with AI vs. permission-based traditional education"You Can Just Learn Things" (01:11:12-01:15:06)The democratizing power of AI in allowing anyone to learn anythingNo need to wait feor permission or formal instruction to pursue knowledgeHow to use AI tools effectively for learning (even without sophisticated tooling)The inevitable bifurcation between those who embrace self-directed AI learning and those who don'tMemorable Quotes:"You can just learn things." (01:11:24)"The beauty of play is it doesn't feel like work." (30:44)"We spent most of our adult lives trying to track back to that childlike creativity." (31:04)"I think education is going to change quite drastically." (01:01:30)"It doesn't matter what we say to differentiate ourselves in a market. It's more about what we build and how we prove out the values we want to operate by." (09:27)