With AI now part of the future, the liberal arts are becoming more valuable, write Mount Allison University President Ian Sutherland and MtA student Lucas Orfanides. Sutherland and Orfanides assert that those with a liberal arts education are career resilient and are not tied to particular fields or industries. Since AI development depends on the humanities to design products that meet human needs and confront the shortcomings of AI, the authors state that liberal arts training will need to train students how to use AI responsibly. “In the age of AI, it is the human intelligence of the liberal arts, built on critical thinking, ethical leadership and strong interpersonal skills, that will matter most,” write Sutherland and Orfanides.
