Corporate empathy about AI

srh@haptonstahl.org (Stephen Haptonstahl, Ph.D.) — Thu, 28 May 2026 00:00:00 -0400

A while back I gave my first talk to a general audience about AI. The presentation went well, and it was generally very well received. Then came the Q&A.

The person who spoke first was nearly in tears. They went on at length about the evils of AI and how they would never use it. They said AI is taking jobs (true) and that all the jobs it takes can be done better by humans (not true, in many cases). The speaker used up the time scheduled for questions. They ended, less with a question and more with a challenge to rebut.

Raising an Expert at Using AI

srh@haptonstahl.org (Stephen Haptonstahl, Ph.D.) — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0400

Education in the age of AI should teach everything.
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It’s easy to fall into the trap of thinking AI handles breadth, so school should narrow. Drop the languages, skip the history, double down on STEM, add a “prompt engineering” elective. That gets it backwards.

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Corporate empathy about AI

Raising an Expert at Using AI

Education in the age of AI should teach everything. #

Education in the age of AI should teach everything.
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