Wall Street Week AI in Higher Education and the Supply Chain, Trump’s Tariffs Hit Lesotho
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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AI As A Learning Accelerator Not A Replacement
- Michael Crow says AI is a hyperspeed reference library that intensifies and personalizes learning but doesn't teach values or lived experience.
- He argues education must raise question complexity and expect more of students to prevent AI from becoming a crutch.
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.
AI Supercharges Research Pace
- Crow reports AI is dramatically accelerating research, reducing tasks like a genetics dissertation to days instead of years.
- Faster computational research could multiply PhD-equivalent outputs and speed medical breakthroughs.
