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AI May, Paradoxically, Increase Demand for Higher Ed

Despite predictions that AI will render higher education obsolete, economic principles suggest AI may actually increase demand for certain forms of higher education by increasing the value of frontier knowledge, sophisticated tool use, and credible signaling.

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  • AI increased the number of radiologists by 15% rather than eliminating them, showing complementarity between AI and expertise.
  • AI cheapens general knowledge but increases the scarcity and value of local, tacit knowledge.
  • Powerful tools require sophisticated users; AI introduces new risks that increase demand for trained professionals.
  • When cheap signals proliferate, costly signals like college degrees become more valuable to employers.

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