{"674005":{"#nid":"674005","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Experts Say Life-long Learning is a Must to Keep Pace with Generative AI","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EKeeping up with the implications of generative artificial intelligence (AI) isn\u2019t easy \u2013 even for the scientists and researchers behind it.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThis revolution has been fascinating to see. Even the people that created it have been impressed with what it can do that was never in the design,\u201d says David Joyner.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EJoyner is the executive director of online education \u0026amp; OMSCS in Georgia Tech\u2019s College of Computing. He recently joined interim Dean of Computing Alex Orso for a \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/youtu.be\/pVG8d1JkQj4?si=m9m1pM6tAALLiSqP\u0022\u003Efrank discussion about generative AI\u2019s current and potential impacts on society\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cClearly, AI is having a very disruptive effect on society, and some people are concerned about it,\u201d says Orso.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EA key concern for many is the possibility of people losing their jobs to AI. But Joyner cautions organizations from moving too quickly. While some skills could be replaced with generative AI, doing so might weaken an organization\u2019s future management pool.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOrganizations are realizing these jobs are where junior employees prove themselves and demonstrate potential leadership skills. \u201cIf you cut out that rung with generative AI, then where do you find your people?\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe must figure out what generative AI can do well and properly leverage it so we\u2019re not cutting out the foundation of a building and replacing it with sticks,\u201d says Joyner.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOrso and Joyner say generative AI and other new technologies require people to become lifelong learners to stay relevant. But, relying on the classic model of attending classes full-time isn\u2019t realistic for many.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMore than ever, \u201cwe need to learn how to teach people where they are because more than ever people are going to have to keep learning, keep being lifetime learners that keep acquiring new skills,\u201d says Joyner.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBuilding on lessons learned from\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/omscs.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech\u2019s Online Master of Science in Computer Science (OMSCS) program\u003C\/a\u003E, Joyner thinks teaching at scale may accelerate how quickly the world can adapt to evolving generative AI technologies to \u201cdevelop the skills they\u2019re going to need to be relevant tomorrow using what we know today.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EYou can\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/youtu.be\/pVG8d1JkQj4\u0022\u003Ewatch Orso and Joyner\u2019s discussion\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;on the College of Computing\u2019s YouTube channel.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EInterim Dean of Computing Alex Orso and David Joyner, executive director for online education and OMSCS recently sat down to discuss people\u0027s concerns about generative AI\u0027s disruptive effects on society. 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