MIT's Concourse program shows how humanities training shapes responsible AI leadership
nordicinst · x · 2026-10-08
MIT News profiles the Concourse program, which embeds humanistic inquiry into technical education: students engage deeply with classic texts (like Ovid's Metamorphoses), debate ethical questions, and develop judgment on issues that can't be quantified. The piece argues this kind of training strengthens tech teams and cultivates more responsible, thoughtful AI leadership, framed within Europe's Nordic and EU AI ecosystems.
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