P.S. in the case of arithmetic, we did once have a profession called “computers” that did that job.

Now that word no longer refers to a profession but to a machine

4/3

These challenges with AI proofing test-taking are canaries in the mine of bigger changes coming in the profession.

Switching to in person testing is a temporary Band-Aid not a lasting way to address the underlying challenges

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For instance, we no longer teach taking square roots by hand in schools or calculating OLS regressions by hand in universities because computers now do those.

Instead, we focus on understanding the underlying concepts.

Likewise, the field of accounting needs to radically change.

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To be sure, I didn’t call for eliminating teaching all activities that AI can also do.

You’re correct that using and evaluating AI’s capabilities are increasingly important skills. That can require *deeper* understanding.

But, in turn that’s a sign it requires rethinking teaching and work.

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@erikbryn.bsky.social warns of a dangerous asymmetry:
We pour billions into capabilities, but pennies into understanding their economic, social, and geopolitical effects.
Goal of the Digitalist Papers + @stanforddel.bsky.social is to close this gap.

They *said* that and they kept saying it for years after it stopped being true.

Here's a working link:
www.ft.com/content/1e5e...

Down under, AI-powered robots are installing solar panels.
2/11
interestingengineering.com/energy/robot...

Shameless self-promotion alert: Director @erikbryn.bsky.social spoke with Time about how AI is–and isn’t–transforming the workplace.
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time.com/charter/7316...