In an AI World, Lifelong Learning May Reshape Universities into Clubs
Afinetheorem · x · 2026-09-01
A speculative take: in the AI era, short stints of re-education (like a year studying philosophy) could become as common as b-school programs, making the "alumni as lifelong club members" model for universities plausible. The thread responds to Vanderbilt's push to reframe the university as an exclusive club with global outposts.
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