There’s real concern that AI will degrade education, now that students can have chatbots do their work for them.

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November 17, 2025
European edtechs enjoy funding revival, promising to disrupt — not destroy — education
A slew of AI tools have received VC backing this year, boosting a quiet corner of the tech world
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Éanna Kelly is a contributing editor at Sifted, and writes Startup Life , a weekly newsletter on what it takes to build a startup. Follow him on X and LinkedIn

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