I’d like help from people who understand education/sociology/anthropology/design on how to spark this curiosity to understand, engage with and use AI as a catalyst, without turning into someone who “just copies” and doesn’t even think about what they’re doing.

I teach my course on computational thinking and AI at FGV EPPG - Escola de Políticas Públicas, Governo e Empresas. Really, every day I’m more convinced that the code itself can be abstracted away quite well, but I’m still failing at how to use AI critically.

The focus of the course is understanding that you can automate things with code (deterministically) and that we have to use AI in a way that shapes our critical thinking. That’s why I’m not a fan of “vibe coding”.

I don’t see that it sped up my process, BUT it let me do a lot more. I noticed how mentally tiring it is to work on more than one project at a time. And… I have NEVER read so much in my life.

Does anyone have any ideas?

If you’re curious, here they are:

I recorded every class and uploaded the audio to NotebookLM. Nobody uses it, but I thought the process was great for me. :)

Originally written in Portuguese and published on LinkedIn on July 13, 2026. I translated it into English with the help of AI (Claude): it let me bring my LinkedIn posts to people who don’t read Portuguese without rewriting each one from scratch. I reviewed the translation to keep my original meaning and tone.