Artificial intelligence has entered the classroom — and students are using it. But is this the death of academic integrity… or the beginning of a new learning model?

Kevin Cirilli sat down late last year with Michael Hansen, CEO of Cengage Group, one of the world’s largest edtech companies serving more than 12 million digital learners, to unpack what’s really happening in schools and universities right now. As generative AI tools blur the line between assistance and dishonesty, educators face a fundamental question: are we policing students for using the tools of the future — or redesigning education around them?

Hansen, who led Cengage through bankruptcy and into a 70% digital transformation, explains how AI is reshaping testing, credentialing, and the very definition of knowledge. From AI-powered student assistants to subscription-based course models that challenge affordability, this conversation goes beyond headlines to explore the structural reinvention of education.

In a world where machines can write essays, what does human mastery look like? And are we measuring the right skills for the economy students are actually entering?

Artificial intelligence has entered the classroom &mdash; and students are using it. But is this the death of academic integrity&hellip; or the beginning of a new learning model?
Kevin Cirilli sat down late last year with Michael Hansen, CEO of Cengage Group, one of the world&rsquo;s largest edtech companies serving more than 12 million digital learners, to unpack what&rsquo;s really happening in schools and universities right now. As generative AI tools blur the line between assistance and dishonesty, educators face a fundamental question: are we policing students for using the tools of the future &mdash; or redesigning education around them?
Hansen, who led Cengage through bankruptcy and into a 70% digital transformation, explains how AI is reshaping testing, credentialing, and the very definition of knowledge. From AI-powered student assistants to subscription-based course models that challenge affordability, this conversation goes beyond headlines to explore the structural reinvention of education.
In a world where machines can write essays, what does human mastery look like? And are we measuring the right skills for the economy students are actually entering?

HELLO, FUTURE with Kevin Cirilli is the daily podcast where tomorrow’s biggest questions come alive. Are aliens already visiting us? Could your next job be in space? What if satellites could find lost cities, or stop the next wildfire? What happens if America loses the space race… or if every satellite went dark tomorrow? From Mars to UFOs, from flying cars to “civilization starter kits,” each episode blends science, technology, and imagination with the real choices shaping our world. It’s smart, fast, and curious, built for anyone who’s ever looked up at the night sky and wondered what comes next. This isn’t science fiction. It’s the future, knocking on your door. 

Kevin Cirilli is the founder of meet the future™ (mtf.tv). Cirilli has advised some of the nation’s leading military nonprofit philanthropists and policymakers and he is an emerging playwright. As a journalist, he is the former Chief Washington Correspondent for Bloomberg Television and Radio, where he covered the White House, Congress, and global economic policy while anchoring a daily geopolitical business affairs program.

Before founding mtf.tv, Kevin appeared across nearly every major network — including CBS News, MSNBC, CNN, FOX News, C-SPAN, NPR, and Yahoo Finance — providing nonpartisan political and economic analysis and conducting exclusive interviews with some of the most influential figures of the 21st century. He was also a media fellow at the Atlantic Council in the Global China Hub.

He has reported from across the United States and around the world — including assignments in Israel, Vietnam, and Saudi Arabia — covering pivotal moments in global affairs and the people driving change.

HELLO, FUTURE with Kevin Cirilli&nbsp;is the daily podcast where tomorrow&rsquo;s biggest questions come alive. Are aliens already visiting us? Could your next job be in space? What if satellites could find lost cities, or stop the next wildfire? What happens if America loses the space race&hellip; or if every satellite went dark tomorrow? From Mars to UFOs, from flying cars to &ldquo;civilization starter kits,&rdquo; each episode blends science, technology, and imagination with the real choices shaping our world. It&rsquo;s smart, fast, and curious, built for anyone who&rsquo;s ever looked up at the night sky and wondered what comes next. This isn&rsquo;t science fiction. It&rsquo;s the future, knocking on your door.&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-cirilli-943b162a/">Kevin Cirilli</a>&nbsp;is the founder of meet the future&trade; (mtf.tv). Cirilli has advised some of the nation&rsquo;s leading military nonprofit philanthropists and policymakers and he is an emerging playwright. As a journalist, he is the former Chief Washington Correspondent for Bloomberg Television and Radio, where he covered the White House, Congress, and global economic policy while anchoring a daily geopolitical business affairs program.
Before founding mtf.tv, Kevin appeared across nearly every major network &mdash; including CBS News, MSNBC, CNN, FOX News, C-SPAN, NPR, and Yahoo Finance &mdash; providing nonpartisan political and economic analysis and conducting exclusive interviews with some of the most influential figures of the 21st century. He was also a media fellow at the Atlantic Council in the Global China Hub.
He has reported from across the United States and around the world &mdash; including assignments in Israel, Vietnam, and Saudi Arabia &mdash; covering pivotal moments in global affairs and the people driving change.

HELLO FUTURE with Kevin Cirilli

Artificial intelligence has entered the classroom — and students are using it. But is this the death of academic integrity… or the beginning of a new learning model?  Kevin Cirilli sat down late last year with Michael Hansen, CEO of Cengage Group, one of the world’s largest edtech companies serving more than 12 million digital learners, to unpack what’s really happening in schools and universities right now.

HELLO FUTURE: Episode 1: Kids Cheating in the Age of AI — Crisis or Catalyst?

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