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Critical perspectives on technological acceleration, artificial intelligence, and their implications for education and society.
In a world defined by rapid advances in science, technology, and the very structure of work, a university degree can become obsolete faster than a banana browns on your kitchen counter. The old paradigm of “earn your diploma, land a career, follow a predictable path” no longer makes sense in what many call an Age of Disruption (see, for example, World Economic Forum, 2023).
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Last week, I had the privilege of presenting the closing keynote at the International Meeting on Educational Innovation and STEM Teaching hosted by Instituto Tecnológico de Buenos Aires, Argentina. I shared my perspectives on the urgent need to rebuild higher education from the ground up and on the importance of pre active leadership in a world increasingly shaped by technological disruption, global complexity, and…
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This article examines how generative AI and other technologies may automate large portions of people’s work. It considers what this inflection point means for education, skills, and human agency.
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The idea of a Technological Singularity has been discussed and debated intensely since the early 1990s. Coined by Vernor Vinge and popularized by Ray Kurzweil, the idea is that as technologies evolve, technologies improve, costs decrease; and, in turn, the process of technological evolution advances and speeds itself up, creating a J-curve of exponential, accelerating change.
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In this interview, John Moravec speaks with science fiction author and mathematician Vernor Vinge about the technological singularity. They consider how accelerating technological change could affect schools and society.
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