---
title: "Should a Student Even Read the Exam?"
date: "2026-11-02T20:00:00+08:00"
categories:
- talks
tags: []
description: "In the fourth open TDS design meeting, the teachers ask what is left to teach once an agent can read and solve the exam — while doubling a spending cap students are forecasting, finding only eight drawings that fool every AI guess, and admitting a marketplace rewarded trading over usefulness."
talk_url: "https://talks.s-anand.net/2026-11-02-tds-ideation/"
---

I conducted a session on Mon, 02 Nov 2026 at [TDS Course Ideation — Open Design Meeting, Sep 2026](https://tds.s-anand.net/) - Remote.

**Speakers**: [Anand S](https://www.s-anand.net/)

**Summary**: In the fourth open TDS design meeting, the teachers ask what is left to teach once an agent can read and solve the exam — while doubling a spending cap students are forecasting, finding only eight drawings that fool every AI guess, and admitting a marketplace rewarded trading over usefulness.

[Here's the link to the session](https://talks.s-anand.net/2026-11-02-tds-ideation/)

[![Comic](https://talks.s-anand.net/2026-11-02-tds-ideation/comic-page.avif)](https://talks.s-anand.net/2026-11-02-tds-ideation/)

**Links**:

- [Video](https://media.s-anand.net/2026-11-02-tds-course-ideation.webm) (62 min)
- [Transcript](https://talks.s-anand.net/2026-11-02-tds-ideation/transcript.md)
- [Captions](https://talks.s-anand.net/2026-11-02-tds-ideation/captions.vtt)
- [Meeting chat](https://talks.s-anand.net/2026-11-02-tds-ideation/chat.md)
- [Audio](https://github.com/sanand0/talks/releases/download/talks/2026-11-02-tds-ideation.opus) (62 min)