Two AI-native ASU undergrads flip the script and share what college is like when ChatGPT, Notebook LM, and Spotify’s DJ are study partners. Hear how Gen-Z learners balance purpose, ethics, and curiosity in an era where AI is everywhere.
In this “student-takeover” episode, hosts Sean Leahy and Andrew Maynard sit down with Arizona State University sophomores Caleb Lieberman and Bella Faria to explore what it’s really like to be “AI-native” undergraduates. The conversation ranges from their day-to-day use of tools like ChatGPT Plus (Caleb’s personalized “Arthur Ivan”), Spotify’s DJ, Perplexity, and Google’s Notebook LM podcast summaries, to the cultural dynamics of AI-assisted learning—when it feels taboo, when it builds community, and how it reshapes reading, research, and creativity. They tackle perennial fears about academic integrity, share strategies for checking hallucinations, and reflect on AI’s role in adaptive learning, embodied robotics, global justice, and future careers. The students close with advice to high-schoolers: let curiosity lead, tie technology to purpose, and safeguard humanity as the tech frontier accelerates.