Restoring Public Confidence in Higher Education Some university presidents, such as Joseph Aoun at Northeastern University, encouraged other institutions at the 2018 New England Innovation Leadership Forum to create new ways for adults to get the credentials and skills they need in order to fuel an economy driven by artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies.
Mail & Guardian Universities are key to 4IR employment This approach is elaborated on by professor Joseph Aoun, president of Northeastern University in Boston, in his 2017 book Robot-Proof on higher education in the age of artificial intelligence.
Teachers should enrich life, not worship the machine Joseph Aoun, president of Northeastern University and author of Robot-Proof: Higher Education in the Age of Artificial Intelligence, says that universities will increasingly have to offer their students life-long learning plans: “At present, our education system is not affordable, adaptable or scalable,” he says. “Education needs to be continuous, which means we have to rethink […]
For Some Coders, Reskilling Involves a Mic and a Stage Computer-science majors at Northeastern University are required to take an improv and theater course before they graduate. The class is a way to “robot-proof” the students, helping them sharpen uniquely human skills such as creativity and teamwork, said Joseph E. Aoun, the university president.
Hey robot, is that report ready? Joseph Aoun, the president of Northeastern University, believes it’s essential that higher education prepare people for this change. In his 2017 book “Robot-Proof: Higher Education in the Age of Artificial Intelligence,” Aoun writes about the need to train creators instead of laborers, to foster people’s ability to innovate and empathize.
EducationDive Colleges should consider integrating bootcamps, not view them as threats Joseph Aoun, president of Northeastern University, which developed a successful bootcamp, wrote Robot-Proof, a book where he suggests that the programs can be part of a path going forward where schools offer a combination of data, technological and human literacy so that students can “invent, create, and discover” and fill “needs in society that even the […]
Forbes On AI and Jobs, We Are All Augmentarians Now But there is a tension at the heart of this automation vs. augmentation debate that wasn’t really addressed at the conference. There was much discussion, for example, of the need for workers to continually renew their skills, and advocacy for that old chestnut “lifelong learning.” Joseph Aoun, the President of Northeastern University, was particularly strong […]
It’s Time to End College Majors as We Know Them Joseph Aoun, president of Northeastern University, in his book Robot-Proof: Higher Education in the Age of Artificial Intelligence (MIT Press, 2017), has suggested a complementary learning model that he calls “humanics.” It blends technical, social, and data skills, and, in the process, develops “higher-order mental skills” like critical thinking, systems thinking, entrepreneurship, and cultural agility, enabling people […]
Voice of America Robot classmate brings mindfulness to a whole new level Some people view the growing use of AI with fear, said Northeastern University President Joseph Aoun, who authored the book Robot-Proof. A opinion survey from Northeastern and the research company Gallup found that 73 percent of Americans expected the increased use of AI to remove more jobs that it creates. And 63 percent said they […]
Voice of America World’s first robot college student learns about love Northeastern University president Joseph Aoun agrees. He recently wrote a book called “Robot-Proof.” It is about the effects A.I. might have on the world in the years to come. Aoun says A.I. is already being used in Internet-based education programs. “A.I is being integrated in one way or another, in the education process,” he told […]
In the age of machines, what will become of the liberal arts? Northeastern University President Joseph E Aoun’s ‘Robot-Proof’ explores how AI will affect the way we work.
How college students should prepare for our automated future Northeastern President Joseph E. Aoun, author of “Robot-Proof: Higher Education in the Age of Artificial Intelligence” writes why universities with the audacity to change represent humanity’s best chance to win the jobs of the future and keep up in the age of artificial intelligence.