We tend to talk about artificial intelligence as if it were primarily a technical or ethical problem. Ethical frameworks are essential, but they assume rational actors who can interpret rules, weigh consequences, and act with reflective judgment. Human systems, and classrooms in particular, do not operate purely on rational cognition. Simply put: without relational and emotional scaffolding, deep learning cannot occur. AI amplifies the need for this containment.

Picture Alexandria in its golden age; a bustling port city where ships from Greece, Egypt, North Africa, and the Levant docked daily. The harbour was a mosaic of cultures: Phoenician traders unloading amphorae of wine, Egyptian farmers selling grain by the sack, Greek philosophers deep in debate under the colonnades. In a place like Alexandria, empathy was profitable. Traders who could anticipate the needs, customs, and sensitivities of foreign merchants thrived.