DAVOS WATCH: ‘Defying Cognitive Atrophy’

Credit: World Economic Forum

‘As AI handles more cognitive tasks, debate is growing on whether students, especially younger ones, are losing critical thinking and problem-solving abilities through over-reliance on technology.

‘How does education need to be redesigned to ensure AI enhances rather than atrophies human cognitive capabilities?’

Speakers:

• William J. Hague — Chancellor of Oxford University, University of Oxford
• Carl Eschenbach — Chief Executive Officer, Workday Inc.
• Omar Abbosh — Chief Executive Officer, Pearson
• Anna Frances Griffiths (Vignoles) — Director, Leverhulme Trust