About the Guest
Gavin Doyle is the founder of Examinaite.ie, Ireland's first Irish-speaking AI education application. A former semi-pro basketball player and maths teacher, Gavin taught himself AI development and now serves over 1,000 students while advocating for educational equality.
AI Tennis: Why This Ex-Teacher Fears AI Could Kill Real Learning
with Gavin Doyle, Founder of Examinaite.ie
Duration: ~46 minutes
Episode Description
"There's so many cyber leaks in this... I hope you haven't released this to the public."
Former maths teacher Gavin Doyle quit everything to build AI that could revolutionize Irish education. The plot twist? His app had massive security flaws he didn't know about.
From teaching in Ireland's most elite schools to its most disadvantaged DEIS schools, Gavin witnessed firsthand the inequality gap that drives his mission. After 1,000 students started using his app, a college student exposed critical security vulnerabilities that changed everything.
In This Episode
- •How Gavin went from semi-pro basketball player to teaching in Ireland's most extreme schools
- •The shocking moment a college student exposed critical security flaws in his AI platform
- •Building Ireland's FIRST chatbot that speaks Irish (as Gaeilge)
- •Why "AI Tennis" could destroy real learning in schools
- •His journey from 0 to 1,000+ users while teaching himself to code
- •Making it to the TechIreland National AI Challenge finals
- •Why keeping humans in the loop is non-negotiable for educational AI
- •The inequality gap between elite schools and DEIS schools that drives his mission
The Story Behind the Episode
From teaching in schools where poverty was "like nothing he'd ever seen" to catching the attention of government TDs in just a week and a half, this is the story of a teacher who's disrupting education while keeping student safety at the core.
Key Takeaways
- 1.Security matters from day one - Even with the best intentions, deploying AI without proper security can put users at risk
- 2.AI Tennis is real - Students bouncing answers between AI tools without learning defeats the purpose of education
- 3.Human-in-the-loop works - Keeping teachers involved ensures AI enhances rather than replaces genuine learning
- 4.Self-teaching is possible - You don't need formal tech education to build impactful AI solutions
Links & Resources
- Examinaite.ie - Gavin's Irish-speaking AI education platform
- SonnyLabs Playground - Try out your own prompt injections (free!)