# Q&A: Is AI making it harder to learn? What a former executive wants every student to know

- Source: Phys.org
- Published: 2026-10-27T11:40:12+00:00
- Category: Science
- Original: https://phys.org/news/2026-10-qa-ai-harder-student.html
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/q-a-is-ai-making-it-harder-to-learn-what-a-former-executive-wants-ever-6f89ce/

When Miriam Friedel started working at Capital One in 2020, generative AI was still largely a research curiosity. By the time she left the company as vice president of machine learning engineering in 2026, AI tools were writing code, building applications and reshaping how people work.

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