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Universities are quite the hodgepodge of roles and I've spent time coordinating the roles within them. But, this is worth some thought: 'think of universities as a massive bundle of societal roles... Unbundling means creating new institutions specialized to excel at small subsets of those roles."

My site (www.persuasivepython.com) uses this Quarto+RStudio book workflow. You could compile your notes weekly into chapters and trigger free auto-updates with Netlify. Happy to share my .yml or .qmd files—just email me! Can’t wait to see your notes evolve into a book!

Yes! This is where iteration helps. The critique skill often develops through the pain of using bad LLM coding advice. Nothing is more infuriating than following AI-generated suggestions, only to hit roadblocks from breaking changes in a package implemented after the model’s knowledge cutoff date.

so true. coding has become a pleasure to teach. Silly syntax errors like case sensitivity in variable names with obsure error messages are no longer frustrating.

What does this new education look like to you?

The goal isn’t “AI readiness” through mastering skills—it’s leveraging AI to accelerate iteration and unlock new ways to create value.

Future education should prioritize developing judgment, creativity, and the ability to test, refine, and adapt solutions using any skill as needed—because skills can be picked up on the fly. While specific skills will come and go, those who can solve problems will thrive in this new AI landscape.

link to app: jsalemi.shinyapps.io/Good_Control...

This beloved Bayes textbook for beginners uses {causact} and is available free at www.causact.com. All code included.