SAVE THE DATE: José Antonio Bowen to present keynote address on “Educating Humans to Thrive in an AI World”
Monday, April 14 | 8:30-10:00 a.m. | Gaede Stage, Roland Dille Center for the Arts
José Antonio Bowen, author of MSUM’s common book read, “Teaching with AI: A Practical Guide to a New Era of Human Learning,” will be on campus to present a keynote address and lead a workshop on Monday, April 14.
The keynote address is open to the campus community beginning with coffee and refreshments at 8 a.m. in the Gaede Lobby. His talk, titled “Educating Humans to Thrive in an AI World,” will run 8:30 to 10 a.m. in the Gaede Stage.
Keynote Description
It is hard to ignore the AI threats to economic, academic, political, environmental and psychological well-being. Higher education, however, finds itself in a unique position to understand and combat these threats: asking better questions and judging answers has always been at the center of a critical thinking education. Education manages the tension between learning to be fully human and preparing for a successful career. Since expertise is also essential to using AI well, we will need to prepare students to be experts in a world where AI can produce better work than many interns. Understanding how we might (or might not) use AI to support human thriving will be essential as we begin the process of maintaining the best of our tradition while rethinking curriculum for a new world.