How Robots are Creeping in the World of Education Business?

It is true that there is a growing concern over the rise of Artificial Intelligence(AI) technology, especially in Management Education.

While many of us have even seen headlines predicting that robots will begin replacing teachers within the next ten years, good teachers will never become obsolete. AI has the potential to enhance online learning, adaptive learning software, and research processes in ways that more intuitively respond to and engage with students.

Keeping up with the pace in technological change, schools need to develop the tools required for students to undertake small businesses.

The robots will rise in business education in 2018. It is observed by many key players that artificial intelligence is one of the trends having the biggest impact on management education in the year ahead. 

Digital and AI are rapidly changing the way we live and work in significant ways, so we can expect to see schools placing a stronger focus on these areas in 2018.

As businesses transform to keep up with the pace of technological change, schools will need to do more to provide students with the tools they need to undertake careers or start businesses in areas such as blockchain, fintech, crowdfunding, or social innovation.

It is important for Business schools to pay more attention to the ethics behind tech innovation, according to Bill Boulding, dean of Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business in North Carolina.

He says: “We can’t lose the human element in technological advances or we risk losing the values that anchor our lives. For example, our students need to think hard about the balance between rule-based algorithms and human judgment.”

Over the past year, several top schools have launched electives in their MBAs which are exploring the impact of AI, including INSEAD, MIT Sloan, and Harvard Business School.

The schools hope to prepare students for a world of work which, many believe, will in the near future incorporate more machines.

While manual labour is most at risk of displacement from automation, says the consultancy firm PwC, white-collar roles are, increasingly, being digitized— from lawyers to equities traders.

AI is creeping into the MBA jobs market, with employers such as IBM using robo-recruiters to screen candidates. Companies are also seeking managers who can manage algorithms across service lines, and use data to make business decisions better. 

“Employers will more rapidly adopt digital screening processes to broaden their reach, and hire the very best candidates,” says Paul Almeida, dean of Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business in Washington DC.

“Business schools will offer more electives around data, analytics, and artificial intelligence — all using new online platforms which are increasingly becoming standard practice,” he adds. 

AI will also change the way students learn online. One essential ingredient to learning and improving is feedback. Today, students receive limited feedback from faculty and classmates. Soon, this feedback could be more readily available using automation, says Martin Boehm, dean of IE Business School in Spain.

“This will allow students to receive, after every session, valuable feedback,” he adds. 

If you are looking to begin a career in tech, then learning as much as you can about artificial intelligence and the significant developments being made in this field is a very wise move- as this is the direction that many tech careers are moving towards.