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Reed Hastings: Use AI for Real-World Learning

Name: Reed Hastings: Use AI for Real-World Learning
Uploaded: 2025-12-02T23:53:42+00:00
Duration: 1 min 25 s
Channel: Michael Horn
Description: In a brief interview, Michael Horn asks Reed Hastings for guidance to middle and high school students navigating a world increasingly shaped by AI…

2 Dec 2025 · 1 min

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In a brief interview, Michael Horn asks Reed Hastings for guidance to middle and high school students navigating a world increasingly shaped by AI. Hastings acknowledges that students are generally aware of AI trends but cautions against relying on AI merely to complete routine schoolwork, such as using it to write essays—a practice he refers to as "cheat GPT." Instead, he encourages students to engage AI as a creative partner for designing tangible, real‑world projects—ranging from houses and sewer systems to gardens and businesses. By iteratively collaborating with AI on such substantive tasks, students can develop deeper thinking skills and practical expertise, preparing them for future work environments.

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What advice? Given all the change in the world right now around AI, how it could change the work world, etc. What advice would you give middle and high school students right now as they're coming up through the system and thinking about the choices that they'll have and the choices that they get to make? Right now.
I think they're pretty aware of what's going on. But I would certainly add to the fact that doing well in the classic biology class in 9th grade is of modest use. And continuing to use AI to build things and like design house or a sewer system or, or a tree garden, you know, or a business. And sort of the more they can be involved back and forth with AI for developing their brain as opposed to, you know, what some teachers call cheat GPT, which is, you know, when you're in the classic high school, it's very tempting to just use AI to write the essay because it's just too easy and too boring and you're going to take the easiest route. So then it's, you know, the challenge is using AI to do interesting things in the world.