Wall Street Week AI in Higher Education and the Supply Chain, Trump’s Tariffs Hit Lesotho
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Oct 24, 2025 
Michael Crow, president of Arizona State University and an innovator in education, discusses how AI is transforming learning and teaching. He highlights the importance of up-skilling and prepares students for uncertain futures while noting capabilities AI cannot provide, like creativity. Lior Rahn, co-founder of Waabi, dives into AI's game-changing role in logistics, emphasizing how automation can reduce costs and enhance efficiency. They also touch on the severe impact of US tariffs on Lesotho's textile industry and potential paths forward for recovery.
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Redesign Assessments For An AI Era
- Michael Crow says educators must up the game by designing harder, more complex assessments that assume AI access.
- He suggests some tests remain controlled to verify individual reasoning while other work can use AI as a tool.
Three-Tier AI For Logistics Optimization
- Lior Rahn frames AI in logistics as three layers: remove manual friction, optimize networks, and enable decision-making with physical autonomy.
- He sees AI plus autonomy as unlocking major cost and capacity improvements in supply chains.
Port Optimizer Sees Cargo 40 Days Ahead
- Gene Seroka describes the Port Optimizer that shows cargo 40 days before arrival to plan labor and assets.
- The system gives a daily dashboard enabling quick prescriptive and predictive decisions about port operations.
