Stanford CS Professor: AI Can Code. That’s Why You Should Learn | Chris Piech

Granola is the AI notepad for professionals in back-to-back meetings. New users get 100% off their first month → https://granola.ai?via=KUzb8Nm Chris Piech, a Stanford computer science professor, created Code in Place to help thousands of people learn programming for free. Here, he makes the case for why you should still learn to program when AI can already do it, why motivation is the hardest problem in education right now, and the one axiom he thinks we owe the next generation. He's also launching Probability for Artificial Intelligence (pai.stanford.edu), a free Stanford course on the math behind AI. *In this episode, we cover:* 00:00 Intro 02:28 Can AI Make You Want to Learn? 07:48 Granola, the AI meeting assistant 08:56 Why Now Is the Best Time to Learn Coding 14:33 Start With This Axiom: The Next Generation Will Be Smarter Than Us EO is a global media brand for builders. We tell the defining stories of founders shaping the future: people who see what others don’t and build what they believe in. Subscribe to EO: https://www.youtube.com/@eoglobal EO Magazine: https://www.eomag.io Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eostudio.official/ X: https://x.com/eostudi0 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/eo-studio EO Studio: https://eo.team/ Business inquiries: partner@eoeoeo.net Build what you believe in.

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Jul 31, 202618mWatch on YouTube ↗

EPISODE INFO

Released: July 31, 2026
Duration: 18m
Channel: EO Studio
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Granola is the AI notepad for professionals in back-to-back meetings. New users get 100% off their first month → https://granola.ai?via=KUzb8Nm Chris Piech, a Stanford computer science professor, created Code in Place to help thousands of people learn programming for free. Here, he makes the case for why you should still learn to program when AI can already do it, why motivation is the hardest problem in education right now, and the one axiom he thinks we owe the next generation. He's also launching Probability for Artificial Intelligence (pai.stanford.edu), a free Stanford course on the math behind AI. *In this episode, we cover:* 00:00 Intro 02:28 Can AI Make You Want to Learn? 07:48 Granola, the AI meeting assistant 08:56 Why Now Is the Best Time to Learn Coding 14:33 Start With This Axiom: The Next Generation Will Be Smarter Than Us EO is a global media brand for builders. We tell the defining stories of founders shaping the future: people who see what others don’t and build what they believe in. Subscribe to EO: https://www.youtube.com/@eoglobal EO Magazine: https://www.eomag.io Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eostudio.official/ X: https://x.com/eostudi0 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/eo-studio EO Studio: https://eo.team/ Business inquiries: partner@eoeoeo.net Build what you believe in.

SPEAKERS

Chris Piech
guest
Stanford University computer science professor focused on introductory CS education and AI-related teaching tools.
EO Studio Host
host
Host/narrator for EO Studio who introduces segments and reads sponsor messages.

EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of EO Studio, featuring Chris Piech and EO Studio Host, Stanford CS Professor: AI Can Code. That’s Why You Should Learn | Chris Piech explores aI can code, but foundations, motivation, and judgment still matter Code in Place enrollment doubled after modern AI coding tools emerged, suggesting AI can increase—not reduce—interest in learning programming.

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