Howard Gardner discusses AI's impact on education

Howard Gardner, the Hobbs Research Professor of Cognition and Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, argues that artificial intelligence necessitates a rethinking of educational frameworks. Gardner, renowned for his theory of multiple intelligences, suggests that the rise of AI requires educators to reflect on the relationship between human, animal, plant, and artificial intelligence.

Gardner’s interest in the technology was prompted by observing AI’s ability to perform complex synthesis tasks, such as coding lengthy interviews, in moments that would take humans hours. He notes that while his original work on multiple intelligences focused on pluralizing the concept of intelligence beyond a single IQ score, the emergence of remarkable computational cognitive capacities now requires a new understanding of how different forms of intelligence interact.