Mark Cuban says studying philosophy may soon be worth more than computer science
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Re: Mark Cuban says studying philosophy may soon be worth more than computer science
#2For some reason, despite him being extremely well-accomplished, I just can't take any advice he gives seriously, compared to Bill Gates or even Ray Dalio.
Re: Mark Cuban says studying philosophy may soon be worth more than computer science
#3If computer science is worthless, the rest of the jobs will be as well. CS is about solving problems in (almost) its purest form. If AI can do that, humans are done.
Re: Mark Cuban says studying philosophy may soon be worth more than computer science
#4Ai hypers dont spend a min building ML models or munging data. Its so far away before AI can do all
Re: Mark Cuban says studying philosophy may soon be worth more than computer science
#5Why philosophy in particular, though?
I am sympathetic with worries about how automation will affect the job market, and I love philosophy -- but I saw no explanation in this article for why Mark Cuban believes philosophy in particular will be more valuable.
Re: Mark Cuban says studying philosophy may soon be worth more than computer science
#6> Cuban advises ditching degrees that teach specific skills or professions and opting for degrees that teach you to think in a big picture way, like philosophy.
I don't think my computer science degree taught me 'specific skills' but instead taught me how to learn. How to pick up new concepts in a short period of time. I think does not fully understand what a computer science degree is or how artificial intelligence works.
Re: Mark Cuban says studying philosophy may soon be worth more than computer science
#7I flagged this for being unsubstantiated scarebait.
> That's because Cuban expects artificial intelligence technology to vastly change the job market, and he anticipates that eventually technology will become so smart it can program itself.
> "What is happening now with artificial intelligence is we'll start automating automation," Cuban tells AOL. "Artificial intelligence won't need you or I to do it, it will be able to figure out itself how to automate [tasks] over the next 10 to 15 years.
This is coming from a guy who doesn't know a lick of programming, let alone anything about AI. In fact, he mainly dabbles in sports and Shark Tank. Yet another "you luddites are all going to be replaced, so you better piss your pants" article, and all it's based on is this guy's gut feeling. Silicon Valley needs to chill the fuck out with overhyping AI, because it's going to backfire on them substantially when people start realizing they can't back up their promises.
Re: Mark Cuban says studying philosophy may soon be worth more than computer science
#8I think it's far more likely that if this process takes place, CS degrees will morph more towards areas like philosophy and mathematics than software engineering.
I doubt they're going to be teaching the exact same way in 30 years.
Re: Mark Cuban says studying philosophy may soon be worth more than computer science
#9I studied philosophy in College but got my CS degree. I think some guy called Paul Graham did so too. I think philosophy is useful for detecting if someone is lying to you or doesn't know what they are talking about. It does stress critical thinking in different ways than say studying math (I also studied math also).
I can't really take what he is saying though at any serious level though and I don't believe what he is saying at all. I think that this story is to grab headlines.
Re: Mark Cuban says studying philosophy may soon be worth more than computer science
#10Ai hypers dont spend a min building ML models or munging data. Its so far away before AI can do all
This guy doesn't even know how to program. Some exec probably bamboozled his gullible self and now he's trying to making an ass of himself in headlines.