MIT Scholars Debate How Skills Are Acquired in the AI Era

MIT scholars debate skill acquisition in the AI era: Matt Beane argues skills require collaboration with others and questions 'work simulators,' while Daniel Rock says entirely new paths for building expertise may also be needed.

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