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  What to Do About AI in Colleges? There is a growing perception among students that ChatGPT can answer any question they have. This feeling extends to young professionals as well. Faculty must address this significant issue, perhaps even more urgently than traditional political problems. Let’s explore this further. Mathematics With the advent of tools like Maple and Mathematica*, students quickly realized these tools could solve many well-defined problems. These specialized AI tools are continually improving. Students understand this but accept that they must learn the techniques to pass their courses. Engineering Until recently, AI did not perform well on some engineering exams, but its capabilities are improving. Despite this, students believe AI will be available when needed in the future. As with math classes, students still comply and learn the material. Practical Application What students often fail to see is that in practice, problems are not simply presented; they must be cr

P-sports and E-sports?   There is little difference aside from broken bodies.   From the October 29, 2019 New York Times*, we see the headline, “But Mom, Video Games Are My Job.” Thus we have the current valuation of many millennials and those younger about their future prospects.   To make money by playing games.   Any why not?   Prize money for E-sports contests are in the millions.   Multiple millions of the younger set play these games, generating revenues for producers, often exceeding intake by movie theaters and professional sports. These days fully 170 colleges offer e-sports competition.   It is a mere blink of the sports-clock before full scholarships for e-sports combatants are offered.   Oops, that blink has blinked, and now multiple colleges are offering scholarships to play such games including Overwatch and   League of Legends .   This new cadre of e-sports semi-pros is paying real dollars to watch others play the game, naturally hoping to cash in themselves