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Old School Rules, New Age Tools.

Big Questions with Cal Fussman

Published
May 12, 2026
Duration
17:48
Summary source
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Last updated
Jul 12, 2026

Discusses ai, careers.

Summary

A professor at an elite university noticed something alarming: every student's work was flawless . . . and nearly identical. All of it generated by AI. So she did the unthinkable (for the students, anyway). She banned devices and allowed only pen and paper. What happened next surprised everyone, including her students. But going Old School isn't the overa…

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Show notes

A professor at an elite university noticed something alarming: every student's work was flawless . . . and nearly identical. All of it generated by AI. So she did the unthinkable (for the students, anyway). She banned devices and allowed only pen and paper. What happened next surprised everyone, including her students. But going Old School isn't the overall point of this episode. Cal uses this story to give a taste of the evolution of his podcast Big Questions: The Future of Work. In this episod

Themes

  • ai
  • careers