Despite billions in edtech investment, aggregate graduation rates have barely moved in decades. Now, as AI enters the academy, we risk repeating a similar cycle of widening the cognitive equity gap rather than reducing it. This essay explores why simply deploying frontier tech is not sufficient by itself, and why institutions must build an "infrastructure of intentionality" to harness AI effectively. Read the full essay on
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