"Bengio quickly responded "yes," adding: "Education is really important, and education, contrary to what some people think, isn't just about acquiring the skills to get a job. "Education is, in my opinion, mostly about how to become a better human being, how to understand yourself, how to understand our society and each other.""
"Bengio's comments add to the debate on whether it's worth pursuing the traditional college career pathway in a world where AI is matching or bettering humans on a wide range of cognitive tasks. Hinton told a June episode of the "Diary of a CEO" podcast that AI may already be making it harder for college graduates to get jobs, and that it's a good time to become a plumber. Stanford professor Fei-Fei Li, nicknamed the " Godmother of AI," told "The Tim Ferriss Show" in December that when hiring for her AI startup, a candidate's degree matters less than the tools they can use, including AI."
AI is calling into question the value of college degrees that lead to white-collar work as machines match or surpass humans on many cognitive tasks. Yoshua Bengio says he would encourage his four-year-old grandson to go to college. He emphasizes that education is not merely about acquiring job skills but about becoming a better human, understanding oneself, society, and others. Other AI figures offer contrasting views: Geoffrey Hinton warns of reduced graduate job prospects and suggests trades, while Fei-Fei Li prioritizes practical AI tools over formal degrees when hiring.
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