Harvard's Dede Urges Colleges to Teach Judgment Over AI-Driven Reckoning

2 articles · Updated · Fox News · Aug 15

Christopher Dede said universities are preparing students to “lose to AI” by centering instruction and testing on calculative “reckoning” skills that machines increasingly handle better.
The Harvard senior research fellow argued colleges should use AI to build human judgment instead—through project-based learning, collaborative work and simulations that let students practice real-world decisions.
AI can mimic a landlord, boss or used-car dealer and analyze student responses, he said, helping schools assess whether learners can actually apply classroom knowledge rather than just repeat it.
Dede still warned against treating AI as magic: students must understand enough reasoning to spot hallucinations and know when AI output is genuine or flawed.
His broader point is that banning AI with blue books and paper-only tests misses the workforce shift, where graduates will need to pair AI’s analytical power with distinctly human judgment.