Five CMU Professors Explain How to Learn in the Age of AI

🎓 Five CMU Professors Explain How to Learn in the Age of AI

On November 3, 2026, the Carnegie AI Safety Initiative at CMU released the video “Are We Cooked?” (~24.4k views): a panel of five professors discussing what students should do when AI writes code and solves open mathematical problems. Among the participants is Zico Kolter, chair of OpenAI’s safety committee.

🌍 According to the professors, programming remains a fundamental skill, but hiring and academic evaluation are shifting from publication counts to trust and real-world problems.

👤 For viewers, the 67 minutes offer concrete insights: where the professors themselves use AI and where they refuse to (e.g., in writing), what to study now, and why motivation matters more than chasing metrics. Free, with timestamps.

Source 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2DDKdUvq6k Source 2: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/core-safe-ai-cmu_are-we-cooked-cmu-faculty-on-ai-careers-activity-7523931525835292672-AANL