From Hype to Impact: What AI Really Changes in Education — A Live Conversation with Joshua Dahn who co founded Ad Astra with Elon Musk

AI is everywhere in education right now—but what’s actually changing in classrooms, curricula, and how students learn (and what’s still just noise)? Join us for a practical, high-signal conversation on moving from “AI hype” to real educational impact, featuring Joshua Dahn, a rare builder who has operated at the frontier of innovative schooling. Joshua Dahn is the co-founder of Ad Astra School (SpaceX campus) alongside Elon Musk. He is also the Executive Director of Astra Nova School, co-founder of Synthesis, and the creator of the Conundrums video series used by students worldwide.
He brings firsthand experience in designing learning environments that prioritize curiosity, problem-solving, and real student agency—now intersecting with the new capabilities of AI. With Qiqing He Topic: What AI Really Changes in Education In this session, we’ll cut through the buzz and focus on what educators, parents, and innovators should care about most: What AI can meaningfully improve in learning outcomes and student development Where AI creates new risks (misuse, dependency, inequity, assessment distortion) What “impact” looks like in real schools—not demos How to think about the next 12–24 months of AI in education with clarity and discipline