Education and AI
5 long-form articles on education and artificial intelligence by Sahir Maharaj, Lead Data Scientist and Microsoft MVP. Practical, research-grounded essays on how AI is changing education.

The Cognitive Economy of Effort
AI saves mental effort, but some of that effort is how independent judgment grows.
September 11, 202611 min read

Knowledge vs Wisdom in the Age of AI
AI can give us the facts. It still cannot tell us what matters.
August 29, 202610 min read

The Most Dangerous AI Skill Is Blind Confidence
AI sounds certain even when it is wrong. Knowing when to doubt is the real skill.
August 25, 202610 min read

Will Kids Learn to Think, or Ask AI?
Productive struggle just became optional. Schools are not ready for that.
August 22, 202611 min read

What AI Cannot Replicate About Experience
What is left for humans to teach when machines can learn almost anything?
May 31, 202610 min read