‘Education’ is upload; ‘learning’ is bypassed; slow effort is replaced by frictionless information delivered with laser clarity. In other words, there is so much information in the world, do we really need to take it ‘in’ to us? Artificial intelligence (AI) offers an irresistible solution to this quandary — a step change in the efficiency of information transfer. It is the difficulty and friction of being changed on the inside that gives learning its value. Learning feels slow because it is digging a deep foundation — it changes your brain in a literal sense, forging and modifying connections between neurons.

Source: Irish Examiner February 05, 2026 01:20 UTC