Pedagogy in the Times of AI

At IISC the professor pauses his deep learning lecture midway. He asked his students why they are still coming to his lecture when Claude or ChatGPT can teach the same maths more patiently.

Until a few year ago, I used to hire another person whenever my company's office workload increased. Now, I spend an hour or two with my team to understand what I can automate. Then, I open either Claude Code or Codex to build the tool before my dinner.

Eight years ago, my dad paid an agency twenty thousand to build our company's website on Wordpress. Today, I can build one within a max of two days. The agency is still operational, but I don't see them charging the same amount for building a website.

None of the tools I build using AI are complicated. Larger companies have been using similar tools for decades. Hiring another person to do the same work in excel was cheaper than hiring a developer or buying software.

After my 10th, I knew that engineering and MBA will set me up for life. I was lucky that the model worked for me. In the video, the professor asks what happens when this path is closed.

In his talk, the professor doesn't provide any solutions. He expresses the uncertainty that students and people like me face when intelligence becomes a commodity. He clearly states that five years from now, campus placements may cease to exist. So, what will new university graduate do?

A hour-long video rarely holds my attention. However I have seen this video twice in the past few days.