The advent of artificial intelligence has inaugurated a wave of economic and social transformations whose full implications we may not know for decades. In the realm of higher education, we are currently scrambling to cope with the rapid changes in our classrooms and curriculum development. Many in academia see A.I. as the death of the liberal arts – after all, what is the purpose of an English degree in a world where the computer can write your papers? However, this question misses the whole point of liberal arts disciplines. The liberal arts do not teach students skills but instead how to think and individuals who can think for themselves will soon be more important than ever.
