Opening Keynote: Navigating the Student Experience in the AI Era
Students today turn to generative AI not just for homework help, but as a study partner, a brainstorming collaborator, and a patient tutor for the questions they’re too embarrassed to ask in class. Based on our user research, this rapid adoption is driven by a desire for efficiency and a deep-seated fear of falling behind their AI-equipped peers.
This keynote will pull back the curtain on how students are truly using AI, exploring their workflows and their motivations. I'll share how we at Google are building Gemini to be a responsible and powerful partner in this journey and how we are creating immersive, interactive experiences grounded in learning science, empowering individuals to follow their curiosity, build transformative knowledge, and thrive in a changing world.
Speaker/Host
Primary/Host Speaker
Carol Walport
Senior Product Manager at Google
Carol Walport is an Education Product Lead at Google DeepMind, where she works to build better learning experiences for students who use Gemini. Her work involves improving the quality of Gemini’s responses to student queries and building new features to better support students throughout their academic journey. Before joining Gemini, Carol led the podcast experience on YouTube and YouTube Music and launched telehealth video appointments at Zocdoc. Outside of work, she has co-produced 5 Broadway shows and invested in over 30 productions globally, including Operation Mincemeat, Suffs, and Six. She lives with her husband and her two wonderful children in New York City.
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