AI researcher on academia: when intelligence is universal, curiosity is what endures
kwangmoo_yi · x · 2026-09-10
Amid much talk about AI and academia, the author — an academic — reflects that when intelligence becomes universal, what remains is curiosity. He sees his role as nurturing curiosity and handing it to future generations, while acknowledging he has no idea what will come out of it or how things will change.
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