# Michael Clune - Colleges Are Preparing to Self-Lobotomize (Highlights)  ## Metadata **Review**:: [readwise.io](https://readwise.io/bookreview/56762144) **Source**:: #from/readwise #from/reader **Zettel**:: #zettel/fleeting **Status**:: #x **Authors**:: [[Michael Clune]] **Full Title**:: Colleges Are Preparing to Self-Lobotomize **Category**:: #articles #readwise/articles **Category Icon**:: 📰 **URL**:: [www.theatlantic.com](https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/11/colleges-ai-education-students/685039/) **Host**:: [[www.theatlantic.com]] **Highlighted**:: [[2025-12-10]] **Created**:: [[2025-12-13]] ## Highlights - We don’t have good evidence that the introduction of AI early in college helps students acquire the critical- and creative-thinking skills they need to flourish in an ever more automated workplace, and we do have evidence that the use of these tools can erode those skills. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01kc2s1eqt031r8eerqq1z84bt)) ^965287932 - The most responsible way for colleges to prepare students for the future is to teach AI skills only after building a solid foundation of basic cognitive ability and advanced disciplinary knowledge. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01kc2s1vs9bsx7mbyd6wd4pgsv)) ^965287943 - Classroom discussions, coupled with long hours of closely studying difficult material, will help students acquire that magic key to the world of AI: asking a good question. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01kc2s2qp5j6fb9xkpcmtehhft)) ^965288004