“Humanities fields are better positioned to teach the relationship of human knowledge and artificial intelligence than business schools.”
Yes. I wonder if this relationship will be understood as basically conservative. That is, will AI compel the humanities to understand human knowledge as organic, rather than rational? Thinking here of TS Eliot’s “Notes Toward the Definition of Culture.” Eliot’s definition is odd, but one way to summarize it is as everything outside of and against “policy.” Is there an analogy here to knowledge/AI?
There are “left” and “right” versions of this idea (Matthew Arnold -> TS Eliot -> Raymond Williams), but the left’s paradigm of the humanities and the knowledge it produces seems especially exhausted right now.
congratulations Hollis! Looking forward to seeing the next chapter.
I’m eager to hear more about this move!
“Humanities fields are better positioned to teach the relationship of human knowledge and artificial intelligence than business schools.”
Yes. I wonder if this relationship will be understood as basically conservative. That is, will AI compel the humanities to understand human knowledge as organic, rather than rational? Thinking here of TS Eliot’s “Notes Toward the Definition of Culture.” Eliot’s definition is odd, but one way to summarize it is as everything outside of and against “policy.” Is there an analogy here to knowledge/AI?
There are “left” and “right” versions of this idea (Matthew Arnold -> TS Eliot -> Raymond Williams), but the left’s paradigm of the humanities and the knowledge it produces seems especially exhausted right now.
Congratulations !!! Look forward to the next chapter
Thanks for thinking big, Hollis, and for helping us all to think--and dream--big along with you.
Oh well, glad you've left the university in a great shape and good luck for your ventures!