In Kevin Roose’s recent book Futureproof: 9 Rules for Humans in the Age of Automation, he makes what has become a familiar argument as we get deeper into a world where AI is increasingly impacting all aspects of life:
Human skills still matter.
We have two choices:
Compete with the machines (and lose).
Focus on our humanity and do what machines cannot.
BTW….here are his 9 rules (which I think differentiate his work from others):
- Be surprising, social and scarce
- Resist machine drift
- Demote your devices
- Leave handprints
- Don’t be an endpoint
- Treat AI like a chimp army
- Build big nets and small webs
- Learn machine-age humanities
- Arm the rebels
Who’s curious?
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❓ Provocations:
Let’s unpack this in the context of schooling:
Looking at what we are currently doing, are we preparing kids to compete with machines or be more human? What structures, practices and mindsets should go that aren’t useful for anything but competing with machines? What structures, practices and mindsets should we embrace that will help us develop our humanity?
💎 Resource:
The Value of our Humanity in a Connected Future – TED talk by Kevin Roose
🧠 Mindsets:
Refocus on our humanity
💡 Areas:
Leadership
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