Do Chatbots Really Belong in Schools? w/ Tom Mullaney

2026-05-28 · 55 min · episode 330 · 12 entities

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Generative AI is making its way into many parts of society, and schools are no different. Tom Mullaney joins Paris Marx to discuss how generative AI has been adopted in K-12 education and the many concerns it presents for students and teachers. Tom Mullaney is a high school social studies teacher in the suburbs of Philadelphia. Tech Won’t Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and wider society with the goal of inspiring people to demand better tech and a better world. Support the show on Patreon . The podcast is made in partnership with The Nation . Production is by Kyla Hewson. Also mentioned in this episode: Here is the New Yorker article on AI in schools . For those looking for a refresher on Weizenbaum and ELIZA . Here is the paper “On the Dangers of Stochastic Parrots: Can Language Models Be Too Big” . For those curious about the Canvas breach . Students have been booing pro-AI speeches and AI presence in graduation ceremonies . xAI is facing a lawsuit for polluting Black neighborhoods . Support the show