AI can produce an essay in milliseconds, but it cannot judge whether the essay was worth writing. It can generate countless solutions, but it cannot bear the weight of the choices it makes. It can simulate empathy, but it cannot truly care about another person.
Judgment, aesthetic sensibility, ethical reasoning, leadership, creativity — these are distinctly human capabilities, and the ones that remain most resistant to replacement. Yet they are precisely what traditional universities train least systematically, and evaluate least fairly.
The core mission of the university of the future: Nurture critical thinking and wisdom, rather than simply imparting knowledge.