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“The Dangerous AI Gamble In Education” challenges tech industry’s promise to “revolutionise” learning.

In a provocative new book that challenges the current rush toward artificial intelligence in education, Dr. Finn Majlergaard argues that tech companies are putting profit before students, potentially damaging the very foundations of meaningful learning.

“The Dangerous AI Gamble in Education: When AI Teaches, Students Will Have Nothing Meaningful to Say,” published by GuginPress, presents a critical examination of AI’s growing influence in classrooms and universities worldwide. Drawing on 25 years of experience as a professor and former technology industry executive, Dr. Majlergaard warns that educational institutions are being manipulated into adopting systems that may harm rather than help students.

the human cost of ai-driven education

The book cites alarming research from MIT showing that intensive use of AI tools like ChatGPT literally changes how students’ brains function, reducing cognitive effort and creating what researchers call “cognitive debt.” Students using AI systems showed significantly weaker brain activity in areas linked to working memory and problem-solving compared to those working without technological assistance.

“I’m already seeing students who can deliver flawless presentations on quantum physics but can barely understand the concepts they’re supposedly explaining,” says Dr Majlergaard. “AI tools are creating a generation who mistake access to information for understanding.”

the surveillance state comes to school

Dr Majlergaard exposes how AI systems in education operate as “black boxes,” collecting unprecedented amounts of student data whilst offering no transparency about how this information is used. Every click, pause, and answer becomes part of detailed psychological profiles that students and educators cannot access or challenge.

“Your students are being watched, measured, and sorted by algorithms you don’t understand, using data you can’t see, for purposes you haven’t approved,” the author warns educational leaders.

a pattern of social media repeated

The book draws parallels between AI in education and the social media phenomenon, warning that the same companies promising to “connect” students may actually be increasing isolation and loneliness. Research cited shows that 25% of young people aged 15-18 report feeling lonely, with even higher rates in some countries.

“We’ve seen what happened when social media promised to connect us,” Dr Majlergaard notes. “Educational AI is poised to repeat this catastrophic pattern by inserting algorithms between teachers and students.”