Super Data Science: ML & AI Podcast with Jon Krohn 982: In Case You Missed It in March 2026
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Apr 10, 2026 
Lin Xiao, CEO of Fireworks AI, on autonomous intelligence and continual model customization for enterprises. Chris Fregly, AI performance engineer and author, on AI coding assistants, performance workflows, and evaluation-driven development. Kyunghyun Cho, NYU professor, on world models, latent dynamics, and embodied agents. Zack Kass, author and education commentator, on personalized learning and educational reform.
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AI Enables Personalized Classrooms With Teacher Guides
- AI enables scalable personalized learning so students at the same grade can learn different things at different rates.
- Zack Kass describes a model where screens provide individualized feedback while teachers act as empathetic guides, restoring childhood exploration.
Author Wrote Book For Parents Then Found Unexpected Reach
- Zack Kass wrote The Next Renaissance originally as a place to think through ideas and later realized he wrote it for parents and caregivers.
- He sold 37,000 copies in the first month and highlights education chapters inspired by his wife (a Waldorf teacher) and figures like Eva Moskowitz.
Reclaiming Childhood Through Redesigned School Days
- Kass argues industrialized education stripped childhood of exploration and that alternative models like Waldorf and Success Academy offer contrasting restorations.
- He suggests redesigning school time: screen-based self-directed learning plus hours for play, life skills, and grit.
