Higher Education After the Tsunami: Paul LeBlanc, PhD (Part II)

"AI is like a tsunami washing over society," says Paul LeBlanc, PhD, higher education innovator, author, and cultural visionary. The world changed with the advent of ChatGPT, he believes, and AI is quickly becoming more powerful than humans in knowledge fields.  

The implications for higher education are dizzying, yet few institutions are ready, he says. In the second installment of their two-part conversation, Dr. LeBlanc speaks with WittKieffer Senior Advisor Elsa Núñez, EdD, about how institutions can prepare for an entirely different landscape. Many of the challenges are ontological and existential, he notes: What is the future of work as knowledge economy jobs diminish? What is the university's role in preparing students for this radically different future? What will it mean to have a "good life" in the coming decades?  

Drs. LeBlanc and Núñez wrestle with weighty questions, yet settle upon the fact that kindness, humanity and, indeed, "love" will remain central to higher education and institutional success in the future.