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Robot-Proof
Higher Education in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
Author: Joseph E. Aoun
Narrator: John Glouchevitch
Unabridged: 5 hr 5 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Gildan Media
Published: 04/10/2018
Category: Education - Higher
Synopsis
Driverless cars are hitting the road, powered by artificial intelligence. Robots can climb stairs, open doors, win Jeopardy, analyze stocks, work in factories, find parking spaces, advise oncologists. In the past, automation was considered a threat to low-skilled labor. Now, many high-skilled functions, including interpreting medical images, doing legal research, and analyzing data, are within the skill sets of machines. How can higher education prepare students for their professional lives when professions themselves are disappearing?