MIT SHASS at 75: Kornbluth, Turkle and Autor Weigh AI's Disruption of Humanities Education
MIT News AI · rss · 2026-10-24
MIT's School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences marked its 75th anniversary with a symposium on AI's impact on teaching and research. President Sally Kornbluth said AI has "suddenly arrived with enormous consequences"; Sherry Turkle argued chatbots are "coming for our capacity for attachment"; economist David Autor said no prior moment compares in the speed of change. Speakers agreed AI demands rethinking the entire educational experience, not just curricula.
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