Technology Magazine August 2026 | Page 30

“ The future of learning is in the flow – in the flow of life, the flow of work and the flow of education”

Dave Treat Chief Technology Officer Pearson
Why AI needs a driving school Asked why so many organisations invest in AI technology without first preparing their workforce to use it, Dave points to a pattern he has observed across several technology cycles.
“ Having been in the world of technology now for more decades than I want to count, this is not a new pattern,” he acknowledges.“ We’ re all subject to the next hot tool and want to apply it.”
Dave uses the analogy of his 16-yearold son learning to drive to explain
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