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PodcastMoney Maze PodcastOctober 22, 2026

How Can We Educate Our Children Better As the World of AI Envelops Us? Peter Frankopan in Conversation With Sir Anthony Seldon

Seldon argues AI-driven personalized learning could fix a broken exam-only education system, but only if governments act faster than the UK currently is.

  • AI as civilizational pivot: Seldon calls AI the biggest inflection in education in centuries, comparable to shifts every 250 years (ecclesiastical to classical to STEM education).
  • Exam system is 'hopeless': Seldon argues exam-focused schooling crams knowledge without understanding, driving a mental-health epidemic—one third of young people leave school/university with mental health conditions.

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