"All education should be free. You won't need a college to get an engineering degree. You won't even need the engineering degree, except if your passion is learning. In a world where technology rules and higher education is free, attending college may be more like a hobby than a necessity."
"A Gallup poll from September found only 35% of Americans say going to college is very important—a record low, and down from more than half who said the same in 2019. As soaring tuition costs and a shaky job market have eroded confidence in the four-year degree, another survey showed that a quarter of Gen Zers say they regret going to college altogether."
"When AI levels the playing field by making expertise free and nearly equal, it raises serious questions about how to value the knowledge a person actually has. Do you pay a farm worker the same as an oncologist, because they happen to have the same expertise, which is the expertise of AI?"
Venture capitalist Vinod Khosla predicts that traditional four-year college education will become obsolete as technology enables free, universal learning. He envisions a future where specialized degrees like engineering are unnecessary unless pursued for personal interest. This shift appears already underway, with only 35% of Americans considering college very important—a record low from over 50% in 2019. Rising tuition costs, weak job markets, and a quarter of Gen Z regretting their college attendance have driven young people toward trade professions. AI's advancement further challenges traditional education by democratizing expertise, raising questions about how to value knowledge when AI makes expertise equally accessible to everyone.
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