Stamford event addresses how AI will transform education and the workforce
Nicholas Thompson, the CEO of AI, served as the event's keynote speaker and moderated a panel on the impact of AI in education and the workforce. Thompson says despite the pros and cons, AI will ultimately alter how students in the future learn.
A Stamford event Tuesday tackled how artificial intelligence will transform education and the workforce.
Future 5 held a luncheon called "Generation AI: How higher education is preparing tomorrow's leaders."
Its executive director says the goal was to discuss how AI is preparing the next generation of decision makers and raise awareness about their work. Future 5 is a Stamford based organization that helps under-resourced students achieve their educational, career and life goals by connecting them to resources and community members.
Nicholas Thompson, the CEO of AI, served as the event's keynote speaker and moderated a panel on the impact of AI in education and the workforce.
He told News 12 that "AI is the most interesting tool we've ever had for education. It's possibly the best tutor you could imagine."
Although Thompson describes AI as the smartest most amazing tool ever, he admits it's also "often a liar, cheater and babbler, so you have to be really careful."
Thompson says despite the pros and cons, AI will ultimately alter how students in the future learn.
"Education will become more project based. It will be more students working with each other, so they will have to call each other on the phone. It just can't be all off-loaded to AI. The kinds of skills we teach will also be very different. We'll have to learn more about how to manage people because that will be like how we manage AI. We'll have to learn how to think creatively," he says.
With grant funding, Future 5 created an intro to AI course through America on Tech where students learn to use the platform responsibly.
