June 22, 2026·5 min read
Above the Line: Artificial Intelligence, Not Artificial Ignorance
Dr. Reza Namin, superintendent of Maine Indian Education, gave me a phrase for the AI he worries about in schools: artificial ignorance. The risk is not students cheating. It's adults using a tool before they have done enough of the thinking themselves. His test for any AI is simple: it has to help the adult see the child more clearly.