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For years, big tech companies have embedded their products into the classroom whether through Google's Chromebooks or computer science curricula developed by Apple or Microsoft. The industry pushed a generation of kids to foster coding skills with the promise of high-paying jobs. Now, those students are finding themselves less in demand as AI takes over, and the industry seems to be repeating its playbook. Senior policy reporter Lauren Feiner talks to Natasha Singer, author of the new book "Coding Kids," about how big tech worked its way into the classroom, and why Natasha is optimistic about educators’ response to the AI push.
00:00 Intro
01:01 90 Seconds on The Verge
02:21 Edison to AI Cycles
05:00 Does Edtech Work
09:48 Hour of Code Scaling
16:08 Boxed Curricula
19:27 Questioning Tech Influence
24:00 Deep Lobbying Explained
27:09 Efficiency Versus Learning
30:12 From Coding to AI
35:20 Closing and Credits
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