Navigating the Intersection of AI and Human Employment

The debate over how to use AI in schools, and what constitutes cheating, is not unlike other arguments about tech and learning in recent decades — be it students using graphing calculators to solve problems or Wikipedia to do research. But will AI be more disruptive than anything we’ve seen before? Columnists Molly Roberts, Megan McArdle and Monica Hesse discuss how they’re using AI in their work and personal lives, and how they think we can create a helpful — and hopeful— AI future. 

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Additional reading from our columnists:

Megan McArdle: Don’t be fooled. This is the calm before the AI storm.

Megan McArdle: If you haven’t been worrying about AI, it’s time to start preparing

Molly Roberts: AI is forcing teachers to confront an existential question

And here’s a link to an article mentioned in the episode:

Everyone Is Cheating Their Way Through College (New York Magazine)