Are you ready for AGI? Is your school? Your students? Your community? Your family?
20 more questions to think about
How might education need to fundamentally transform if we develop AI systems that can perform any intellectual task a human can? What would be the purpose of traditional academic subjects in such a world?
What core human capabilities should we prioritize developing that would remain valuable even if AGI could match or exceed human performance in most cognitive tasks?
How should educational institutions prepare students for a potential future where AGI systems could dramatically accelerate scientific discovery, technological development, and societal change?
What frameworks should we teach students for thinking about AGI alignment - ensuring highly capable AI systems remain beneficial to humanity?
How might human-AGI collaboration reshape learning itself? What would it mean to learn alongside systems that could potentially understand and model complex phenomena better than human experts?
What psychological and philosophical preparation do students need to maintain a healthy sense of purpose and identity in a world where AGI might match or exceed human capabilities?
How should communities prepare for potential rapid societal transformations that AGI could enable? What social structures and support systems need to be in place?
What role should human teachers play if AGI systems become capable of providing personalized, expert-level instruction in any subject? How might the teacher-student relationship evolve?
How can educational institutions help students develop the wisdom and judgment needed to make decisions about the development and deployment of increasingly powerful AI systems?
What ethical frameworks should we teach to help the next generation think about humanity's relationship with AGI systems that might possess consciousness, emotions, or forms of intelligence quite different from our own?
How might the development of AGI change our understanding of human intelligence and creativity? How should this influence what and how we teach?
What role should traditional humanities education play in preparing students for an AGI world? How might philosophy, literature, and art help us navigate this transition?
How should we prepare students for potential economic disruption from AGI? What skills might help them remain adaptable and resilient in a rapidly changing job market?
What new forms of literacy might emerge as necessary in an AGI world? How might we need to redefine what it means to be "educated" or "knowledgeable"?
How should educational institutions balance teaching technical understanding of AGI with developing human wisdom about its use and implications?
What role should students play in shaping AGI development and governance? How can we prepare them to be thoughtful participants in these crucial decisions?
How might AGI change our understanding of human potential and achievement? What new goals and aspirations might education need to foster?
What spiritual and existential questions might arise as AGI develops, and how should educational institutions help students grapple with these?
How might AGI affect human relationships and community bonds? What social-emotional skills should education prioritize to help maintain human connection in an AGI world?
What role should education play in preserving and transmitting uniquely human perspectives and experiences as AGI capabilities expand? How do we maintain our human heritage while embracing new possibilities?
If you are preparing for college and your college isn’t preparing you for an AGI world, what are they preparing you for?