What Is Education For in the Age of Artificial Intelligence?

"As AI Proliferates in Daily Life, 'Can an Artificial Intelligence Say I Love You?' Remains a Haunting Question. A decade after the thought-provoking sci-fi film Ex Machina posed a chilling query, the boundaries between humans and artificial intelligence are blurring at an unprecedented pace. With AI now embedded in everything from smartphones to self-driving cars, experts warn that the consequences of creating increasingly sophisticated machines are only beginning to unfold. As students face a future where AI is an integral part of their lives, the question of whether AI can truly love or feel emotions like humans remains a pressing concern that experts and ethicists are grappling with."

That line from 2014 movie Ex Machina keeps surfacing as I watch my students navigate a world increasingly shaped by artificial intelligence (AI). Whether or not powerful AI ever b ...