Professor: Strong foundational skills key to leveraging AI
paulnovosad · x · 2026-08-28
Paul Novosad responded to a discussion on college curriculum, arguing that while skill sets may have changed, students need strong foundational skills to truly maximize the value of AI, rather than just using it to produce 'shiny stuff.'
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