Gates believes the transition to the AI era will be one of the most turbulent in human history. But in a recent call to action he didn’t explicitly mention universities once. Are they still relevant?
The future role of universities might become guardians of human-derived knowledge, monastic bastions from which all forms of AI have been banished, to aid students and academics pursue what's truly valuable to this planet and its people, and not to enhance the minds being unwittingly created and further degrade those that should be educated.
The future role of universities might become guardians of human-derived knowledge, monastic bastions from which all forms of AI have been banished, to aid students and academics pursue what's truly valuable to this planet and its people, and not to enhance the minds being unwittingly created and further degrade those that should be educated.
It would certainly be an interesting move. Did you see my piece on the fictional "Department of Intellectual Craft"? Hints at a similar idea :)
No, I didn't Andrew. But I shall now. Found parts 1-3 of the essay and its top and tail. Always up for a synergistic mindmeld. 😊 (
Amen