Universities urged to embrace continuous learning and innovation in AI era

Academic leaders at a symposium in SRM University-A.P. urged universities to integrate AI into curricula and research to keep pace with global innovation. Speakers emphasized the need for independent thinking alongside automated tool usage.
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As AI transforms the workforce, educational institutions are under pressure to adapt their management and teaching models to remain relevant.
Universities urged to embrace continuous learning and innovation in AI era VIJAYAWADA Universities must move beyond incremental changes and embrace continuous learning, experimentation and innovation to keep pace with the exponential growth of artificial intelligence (AI), said Soumitra Dutta, advisor to the SRM Group. Delivering the keynote address at a symposium on ‘Advancing Management Knowledge in the AI Era: Research Frontiers and Future’ organised by the Paari School of Business (PSB) at SRM University-A.P., he highlighted the close links between engineering advancements and modern digital ecosystems. He also stressed the need for developing countries such as India to strengthen their technological capabilities and research networks to participate effectively in global innovation, particularly as computing infrastructure remains concentrated in a few wealthy economies.
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