The liberal arts are having a moment these days. As AI tools are automating knowledge work, there’s a growing sense that the best way to get a job now is to have skills that robots are still terrible at — like leading teams and communicating with other humans. Leaders of AI projects at Carleton College argue that liberal arts colleges are also ideally suited to adapt to AI. Jeff visited Carleton to test that theory, and found two faculty groups with very different views on AI.
For this episode we're focusing on how liberal arts colleges are adapting to AI. On a recent day at Carleton College, two very different lunch conversations among faculty reveal the variety of views on whether and how to use AI in teaching.
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“The Hottest College Majors in the AI Age Just Might Be in the Liberal Arts,” in Inc.
Carleton College LTC Targeted Audience Lunch - “What Students Think about AI and Learning.”
"You Can Do Anything: The Surprising Power of a ‘Useless’ Liberal Arts Education," by George Anders.
"The Evidence Liberal Arts Needs" by Richard Detweiler.