Back in 1997, when I told my aunt I was going to study Artificial Intelligence at the University of Amsterdam, she looked at me and said, “Oh, so you’re going to be the one who puts us all out of a job.”
I think you make a very good point :) I'd take it broader though by saying everyone should learn much more about philosophy and critical thinking, while also putting things in practice in specific fields. In my eyes there's nothing that replaces lived experience. Anything I've thought that I thought worth thinking came from putting my philosophy and ideas in practice and learning deeper truths through their interaction with reality. So I think studying philosophy and some social sciences or even art can be a slippery slope to analysis of what's been said, rather than finding new things. But then again, it can also be not :) there's probably different things to be found in each path.
This is an incredibly important topic and a prevalent anxiety among younger generations. Thanks for sharing Arjé—and also for speaking in favor of the humanities. We don't about how the skills trained in degrees such as philosophy, media studies, communications, and the humanities at large will only help us better leverage AI and make it more sustainable.
I think you make a very good point :) I'd take it broader though by saying everyone should learn much more about philosophy and critical thinking, while also putting things in practice in specific fields. In my eyes there's nothing that replaces lived experience. Anything I've thought that I thought worth thinking came from putting my philosophy and ideas in practice and learning deeper truths through their interaction with reality. So I think studying philosophy and some social sciences or even art can be a slippery slope to analysis of what's been said, rather than finding new things. But then again, it can also be not :) there's probably different things to be found in each path.
This is an incredibly important topic and a prevalent anxiety among younger generations. Thanks for sharing Arjé—and also for speaking in favor of the humanities. We don't about how the skills trained in degrees such as philosophy, media studies, communications, and the humanities at large will only help us better leverage AI and make it more sustainable.