How artificial intelligence could shape higher education

Artificial intelligence will be able to conduct much of the scientific and research-based work of the future, with the ability to run or to predict millions of trials based upon billions of variables and data points. But what robots and computer programs will not be able to do is identify key areas of human suffering or need, and program themselves to address complex issues of public health, economy and other industries based upon human existence. This will always demand that humans have a role in meeting these needs, but for college leaders, the money and the future lies in parsing which industries will need more programmers versus actual employees, and adjusting academic programs to these realities.