Eastern Wisconsin’s representative in Congress helped lead a hearing regarding the impact of artificial intelligence on higher education.
The Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development held a hearing on the subject yesterday, where Rep. Glenn Grothman asked Educator Michael B. Horn how internships and apprenticeships ensure students are graduating with the necessary skills and experience to handle an ever-evolving AI landscape.
“When you think about building student understanding of what the workplace will look like, there’s three modes to think about: learning about work, learning through work, and then learning at work,” he explained. “A college program that starts in the early years with bringing exposure to students so they can understand, ‘Hey, this is something I actually want to do. This is something I don’t want to do and rule it out,’ that iterative nature is important.”
Grothman also spoke with Mr. Jonathan Fozard, Chief Information Officer at Florida State University, where the Glenbeulah representative said, “One of my concerns about A.I. is that it could lead to a decrease in human involvement in the workplace due to over-involvement in technology.”
Rep. Grothman asked Mr. Fozard how his school is ensuring that doesn’t happen.
He said it all comes down to how they operate their student internship program.
“We’re using these students not just as workers that are grabbing coffee or making copies, but actually using the technology and having hands-on experience before they graduate,” he revealed. “We’re seeing these students not just succeed, but thrive in their careers.”
Rep. Grothman’s full line of questioning can be viewed on his YouTube Channel.
