AI x Higher Ed Podcast

AI x Higher ed is a podcast for educators about AI in education. Hosted by Stefan Bauschard and Anand Rao, AI x Higher Ed will provide weekly updates on developments in AI and their impact on education, as well as interviews with special guests.

AI x Higher Ed Podcast is a education podcast hosted by Anand Rao, with 63 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Anand Rao hosts AI x Higher Ed Podcast, a education show with 63 episodes published.

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  Episode #61

  Is AI Taking Over? The Truth About AGI Decentralization - June 4, 2026 AI Update

  Jun 3, 202638 minS1

  <p>In this June 4 AI update, the AI x Higher Ed Podcast explores the accelerating pace of model releases, new claims about recursive self-improvement, and the growing sense that AGI conversations are moving from speculation to near-term strategy. The episode also examines the trillion-dollar valuation race among AI companies, NVIDIA’s massive robotics vision, new AI hardware moves, and the tension between AI bans and AI adoption across higher education.The discussion turns to major institutional contrasts, from Berkeley Law’s restrictive AI policy to the University of Chicago’s push to teach students how to “think with machines.” The episode al...

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  Episode #60

  Can We Stop AI from Destroying Education? | David Rettinger

  Jun 1, 202656 minS1

  <p>David A. Rettinger, applied professor and undergraduate program director in psychology at the University of Tulsa, joins the AI x Higher Ed podcast to discuss academic integrity, learning, and assessment in the age of generative AI. As co-author of The Opposite of Cheating, David brings together insights from cognitive science, decision science, teaching and learning, and honor systems to explore why cheating happens, how AI is changing assessment, and what higher education can do next.The conversation covers why academic integrity should be understood as a teaching and learning challenge rather than simply a rule-enforcement problem; how relationships, trust...

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  Episode #61

  AI Update: Are We Prepared for the Next Leap in Intelligence?

  May 27, 202630 minS1

  <p>Are we getting closer to AGI—and is higher education ready for what comes next?In this AI x Higher Ed update, we unpack the latest signals from AI leaders including Demis Hassabis, Sundar Pichai, Sam Altman, and others on AGI timelines, agentic AI, scientific breakthroughs, and the idea of intelligence becoming a utility like electricity.The conversation then turns to a major new intervention from Pope Leo XIV: a sweeping encyclical on artificial intelligence, human dignity, education, leadership, communication, and the urgent need for society to prepare. We explore why this document matters far beyond religious communities and wh...

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  Episode #59

  Will AI Take Your Job? Rich Brown on the Future of Work

  May 25, 202657 minS1

  <p>Marine veteran, entrepreneur, and nonprofit leader Rich Brown joins the AI x Higher Ed Podcast for a wide-ranging conversation on Agentic AI, leadership, education, and what it means to prepare students for a rapidly changing future.Rich shares how he has been using AI agents across business, nonprofit work, curriculum design, executive protection, and even personal communication. Rather than treating AI as a shortcut, Rich describes it as a force multiplier: a tool that can help people move faster, think more deeply, refine their ideas, and solve meaningful problems.The conversation explores why education must move beyond simply banning...

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  Episode #58

  Why This Scholar Is Warning Colleges About AI Implementation - Dr. Theresa Burriss, May 18, 2026

  May 24, 202651 minS1

  <p>In this thoughtful and wide-ranging conversation, Dr. Theresa Burriss joins the AI x Higher Ed Podcast to explore what authenticity means in the age of artificial intelligence. Drawing from philosophy, Appalachian studies, environmental justice, and decades of teaching experience, Dr. Burriss reflects on how AI challenges our assumptions about voice, creativity, learning, and human connection.The discussion moves from existentialism and storytelling to AI literacy, environmental impacts of data centers, representation of marginalized communities in generative models, and the enduring importance of the liberal arts. Throughout the episode, Dr. Burus argues for embracing tension rather than eliminating it — recognizing AI...

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