Podcast / Tech Won’t Save Us / May 28, 2026

Do Chatbots Really Belong in Schools?—With Tom Mullaney

Paris Marx talk to Tom Mullaney about how generative AI has been adopted in K-12 education and the many concerns it presents for students and teachers.

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Do Chatbots Really Belong in Schools? w/ Tom Mullaney / Tech Won’t Save Us
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Generative AI is making its way into many parts of society, and schools are no different. Tom Mullaney joins Paris Marx to discuss how generative AI has been adopted in K-12 education and the many concerns it presents for students and teachers.

Tom Mullaney is a high school social studies teacher in the suburbs of Philadelphia.

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Generative AI is making its way into many parts of society, and schools are no different. Tom Mullaney joins Paris Marx to discuss how generative AI has been adopted in K-12 education and the many concerns it presents for students and teachers.

Tom Mullaney is a high school social studies teacher in the suburbs of Philadelphia.

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Starlink Mobile Is Another Elon Musk Power Grab / Tech Won’t Save Us
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Elon Musk is wants Starlink to become a wireless provider, powering mobile phones in the United States and beyond. But that would grant him even more control over our communications. Paris Marx is solo this week to discuss how Starlink is striking deals to realize those ambitions, all while hiking prices and throttling internet speeds at the whims of its power hungry CEO.

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Paris Marx

Paris Marx is the author of Hyperscale: The Ambition and Excess of Big Tech's Data Empires. He hosts the Tech Won’t Save Us podcast and writes the Disconnect newsletter.

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