@Im_pritam18: Dr. Pratosh at IISc Bengaluru tells his students that rapid advances in AI are commoditizing intellectual labour. He ra…
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Dr. Pratosh at IISc Bengaluru discusses how AI advances are commoditizing intellectual labor and questions the future role of university education if campus recruitment declines.
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Dr. Pratosh at IISc Bengaluru tells his students that rapid advances in AI are commoditizing intellectual labour.
He raises an unsettling question: if companies stop recruiting on campus in the next 5–10 years—even at India’s top universities—what will the purpose of a university education be ?
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