I feel like this is, in part, similar to strategies for software companies have always used. Offer free software tools to students (some CAD, GIS, Math, general office suites) and the students learns as much/more about which icons to click on than the underlying subject. All these things are valuable tools. I learned drafting in the days of pencil and paper but cannot imagine a world that without CAD. AI is on a different plane but it is interesting (I think also good) to see such public push back now.
I feel like this is, in part, similar to strategies for software companies have always used. Offer free software tools to students (some CAD, GIS, Math, general office suites) and the students learns as much/more about which icons to click on than the underlying subject. All these things are valuable tools. I learned drafting in the days of pencil and paper but cannot imagine a world that without CAD. AI is on a different plane but it is interesting (I think also good) to see such public push back now.
https://archive.is/2026.02.12-200850/https://www.nytimes.com...