He runs right up to the actual problem but side-steps it:

“A college degree is not just about a job afterwards – you have to be able to think, solve problems and apply those solutions, regardless of the field.”

Problem: With generative AI, this is the LAST thing employers want. If you’re out there working right now, particularly in tech? It’s all about “leveraging” AI to “be more efficient.” They don’t want you thinking and solving problems on your own, they want you regurgitating solutions they presume are pre-vetted by AI.

I’ve had these discussions at my own job… “But, but, Generative AI makes it so easy to make and place Facebook ads!” - Agreed, and that’s not my job. “But, but, you can analyze data and generate reports!” - Yes, also not my job.

But the push by business to use it is HUGE, and in that environment, some student using it to cheat in a history class, ultimately, will benefit more from that experience in the “real” world than probably taking the history class in the first place.

Then again, my plan is to John Henry the shit out of this until I’m dead.

For those who never took a folklore class:

https://www.americanfolklore.net/john-henry-the-steel-driving-man/