Foundational Impact · 2026-04-21 · 41 min
In this episode, Daniel sits down with Erin Mote of InnovateEDU about how education systems are responding to AI and where current approaches are falling short. Erin challenges the assumption that progress in education operates within fixed limits. She argues that system-level change depends on collaboration, shared practice, and open infrastructure rather than competition between schools, organisations, or regions. This approach underpins the work of the EDSAFE AI Alliance, which brings together policymakers, educators, and industry to define practical standards for AI use. Its SAFE framework focuses on safety, accountability, fairness, transparency and efficacy, with direct implications for procurement, policy and classroom practice. The conversation addresses the tension between the pace of AI adoption and the slower development of traditional evidence. Schools are already using these tools at scale, while formal research remains limited. Erin outlines the need for informed, iterative decision making supported by shared insight across systems. There is also a detailed discussion of risk.
