The Report Card with Nat Malkus
Aug 12, 2026 · 1 hr 33 min · 12 segments
AI is transforming not only the way students work but also the way they read. AI summarizes readings for students, changing the way they engage with texts, form judgments, and—perhaps—develop…
Naomi BaronGuest
Nat MalkusHost
[upbeat music] Welcome to The Report Card with Nat Malkus, the education policy podcast from the American Enterprise Institute.
It's widely appreciated that AI is changing the way students work, but it's much less widely appreciated that AI is also changing the way students read.
AI summarizes readings for students, changing the way they engage with texts, form judgments, and perhaps develop cognitively.
Naomi Baron is Professor Emerita of Linguistics at American University and the author of Readerbot: What Happens When AI Reads and Why It Matters.
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