Learning in the AI era

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Speaker: Pablo Alayeto

Type: Talk

Expertise: No prior knowledge

Event: Devcon

Date: Nov 2026

AI is changing how we study, teach, and check what someone has learned. It offers new ways to ask questions, get feedback, and explore unfamiliar subjects. It also makes it easy to finish an assignment without understanding the ideas behind it. Drawing on perspectives from MIT, PISA, and learning science, this talk looks at the opportunities and challenges for education. What knowledge do we still need? When does AI help us learn, and when does it do too much for us? We will connect this wider picture to the changes we are making in SpeedRun Ethereum and the creation of Learning Lab. In Learning Lab, people explore Ethereum concepts and build their first smart contract with an AI agent using the Socratic method: questions, hints, and prompts to explain their choices. The goal is to help learners build understanding and the confidence to think for themselves.