{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Flearningcurve.fm%2Fepisodes%2Fwhy-the-gates-foundation-is-betting-on-ai-in-education-KPliOQoQ","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"Why the Gates Foundation Is Betting on AI in Education","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/4d337cdf-5766-4690-9d97-2fe4d52f6bec/4001814e-0759-439b-9986-d30e67aad91c/cropped_1790699694264.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/da3a3fbb-5028-4bbb-b2ed-893ea0bcbaa0\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"Why the Gates Foundation Is Betting on AI in Education\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"The Gates Foundation recently pledged $1 billion over two years for AI efforts, with a large share going to education. Why the big AI push, even as Bill Gates warns of the technology's possible downsides for society? For this episode, Jeff talked with Patrick Methvin, interim president of U.S. programs at the Gates Foundation, who argues that the foundation can play a unique role as a bridge between educators and frontier AI labs. So what does the foundation see as the most effective uses of AI in education, and how is it guarding against unintended consequences?"}