{"id":148858,"date":"2025-10-07T12:05:26","date_gmt":"2025-10-07T10:05:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thecuriousbrain.com\/?p=148858"},"modified":"2025-10-07T12:05:28","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T10:05:28","slug":"the-real-reason-trump-and-big-tech-want-ai-in-our-schools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thecuriousbrain.com\/?p=148858","title":{"rendered":"The REAL Reason Trump and Big Tech Want AI in Our Schools"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"922\" height=\"519\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aByWLQ7h2n0?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Silicon Valley has sold the idea of tech in classrooms for years, because they get access to lifelong customers and valuable data. But while corporations like Google make billions, student test scores are falling. Making more  idiot voters?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Silicon Valley has sold the idea of tech in classrooms for years, because they get access to lifelong customers and valuable data. But while corporations like Google make billions, student test scores are falling. 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