{"podcast":{"title":"Unfixed: How AI Is Reshaping the University","slug":"unfixed-how-ai-is-reshaping-the-university-7342550","podcast_index_feed_id":7342550,"rss_url":"https://www.meltsintoair.org/unfixedpodcast?format=rss","website_url":"https://www.meltsintoair.org/unfixedpodcast/","image_url":"https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f624c707d4c797a5b5177f9/32f95797-75c1-4c5e-9218-8797b4f010e7/Unfixed+Podcast+Cover+Art+3.png?format=1500w","author":"Zach Justus and Nik Janos","episode_count":29,"summary":"Unfixed is a podcast for anyone interested in how generative AI is transforming higher education, from teachers and administrators to students and curious learners. Hosted by the faculty behind the blog Melts into Air, it offers candid reflections on a university system in flux, where even the mission of higher ed is up for debate.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/unfixed-how-ai-is-reshaping-the-university-7342550"},"episode":{"title":"Ep. 11 AGI and the Future of Higher Ed: Talking with Ray Schroeder","slug":"ep-11-agi-and-the-future-of-higher-ed-talking-with-ray-schroeder","published_at":"2025-09-08T07:01:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/unfixed-how-ai-is-reshaping-the-university-7342550/ep-11-agi-and-the-future-of-higher-ed-talking-with-ray-schroeder","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/unfixed-how-ai-is-reshaping-the-university-7342550","url":"https://www.meltsintoair.org/unfixedpodcast/agi-rayshroeder","audio_url":"https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f624c707d4c797a5b5177f9/t/68b89f156ce7f767d437aa8c/1756929909026/Unfixed+-+Final+Cut+of+Interview+about+AGI.mp3","summary":"In this episode of Unfixed, we talk with Ray Schroeder—Senior Fellow at UPCEA and Professor Emeritus at the University of Illinois Springfield—about Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) and what it means for the future of higher education. While most of academia is still grappling with ChatGPT and basic AI tools, Schroeder is thinking ahead to AI agents, human displacement, and AGI’s existential implications for teaching, learning, and the university itself. We explore why AGI is so controversial, what institutions should be doing now to prepare, and how we can respond responsibly—even while we’re already overwhelmed.","meta_description":"In this episode of Unfixed, we talk with Ray Schroeder—Senior Fellow at UPCEA and Professor Emeritus at the University of Illinois Springfield—about Artif…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2400,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/unfixed-how-ai-is-reshaping-the-university-7342550/episodes/ep-11-agi-and-the-future-of-higher-ed-talking-with-ray-schroeder/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/unfixed-how-ai-is-reshaping-the-university-7342550/ep-11-agi-and-the-future-of-higher-ed-talking-with-ray-schroeder.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}