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2025-12-18 Science & Technology

Purdue to require AI competency for all undergrads as universities race to adapt

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Posted by Skidmark 2025-12-18 00:00|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [1841 views ] Top

1 When typing/articulation takes precedence over critical thinking.

Posted by Skidmark 2025-12-17 11:45|| 2025-12-17 11:45|| Front Page Top

2 We do need something like Asimov's robopsychology for AI.

It is a powerful tool that can vastly improve productivity in some areas, but it also has glaring weaknesses.

AI mimics human communication very well, but it is fundamentally alien. It makes mistakes in ways humans don't, and therefore AI failure modes have to be taught explicitly.

Treating AI like a human agent is a recipe for disaster, the biggest danger being AI written software.

Posted by Elmerert Hupens2660 2025-12-18 01:07|| 2025-12-18 01:07|| Front Page Top

3 How about competency in reading, writing, and mathematics?

Posted by Procopius2k 2025-12-18 07:08|| 2025-12-18 07:08|| Front Page Top

4 @3 Competency is Whiteness, thus taboo.

Posted by Elmerert Hupens2660 2025-12-18 20:48|| 2025-12-18 20:48|| Front Page Top

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