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With Dr Phil Lord and Professor David Kennedy<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this series of Newcastle University\u2019s \u2018From Newcastle\u2019 podcast, we explore the rise of artificial intelligence and how it\u2019s shaping our lives. From creativity and education to ethics and the environment, we\u2019ll be asking big questions about AI and hearing from Newcastle University experts to help us make sense of it all.

In today\u2019s episode, we\u2019re asking \u2018Is AI good for education?<\/strong><\/strong>\u2019 To help us answer the question, we\u2019re joined by our Newcastle University experts Dr Phil Lord<\/a>, \u00a0Dean of Postgraduate Research for the Faculty of Science, Agriculture and Engineering and Professor David Kennedy<\/a>, Dean of Digital Education.

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Hosted by Teagan Herbert-Davies
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In today\u2019s episode, we\u2019re asking \u2018Is AI good for education?\u2019 To help us answer the question, we\u2019re joined by our Newcastle University experts Dr Phil Lord, \u00a0Dean of Postgraduate Research for the Faculty of Science, Agriculture and Engineering and Professor David Kennedy, Dean of Digital Education.<\/p>\n

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Hosted by Teagan Herbert-Davies
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