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2. Gett hem c r eat i ng, notj us twat c hi ng Chi l dr ens pendpl ent yoft i meenj oyi ngt hi ngsot herpeopl eha v emade di gi t al l y , s ogi v et hemoppor t uni t i est omak es omet hi ngt hems el v es t oo. Theyc oul dc r eat eas i mpl eani mat i onorgamei nSc r at c h, des i gnt hei r ownc hal l engei naf a v our i t egame, edi taf unnyf ami l yvi deoorpr ogr ammear obott oyt oc ompl et eat as k. I tdoes n’ tneedt obec ompl i c at ed. Thei mpor t antpar ti shel pi ngt hem r eal i s et hatt ec hnol ogyi s n' tj us ts omet hi ngt ous e–i t ' ss omet hi ng t heyc anc r eat ewi t ht oo. 3. T eac ht hem t oques t i onAI AIi sal r eadybec omi ngpar tofc hi l dr en’ sl i v es , s ooneoft hemos t us ef ul t hi ngst heyc anl ear ni st hati tdoes n’ tal wa ysgett hi ngsr i ght . Mak ei ti nt oagame. As kanAIt ool ques t i onsabouts omet hi ngy our c hi l dknowsr eal l ywel l –whet hert hat ’ sMi nec r af t , Pok émon, f oot bal l orani mal s–ands eei ft heyc ans potanyt hi ngt hatdoes n’ ts oundr i ght . Thenas k: “ Howc oul dwec hec kwhet hert hat ’ st r ue? ” I t ’ saneas ywa yt oenc our agec hi l dr ent ot hi nkc r i t i c al l yaboutwhat t heys eeonl i ner at hert hanaut omat i c al l ybel i evi ngi t .

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AIweakenswr i t t enas s es s ment s , dr i vi ngar et ur nt ol i v ee xams ,s ay t enbus i nes ss c hooldeans Bus i nes ss c hool sar et ur ni ngt oor al def enc eandl i v e as s es s mentasAImak eswr i t t enwor kanunr el i abl e s i gnal ofi ndependentt hi nki ng, ac c or di ngt o10t opEur opeanbus i nes ss c hool deans . Sc hool sar er et hi nki ngas s es s mentbec aus ewr i t t en s ubmi s s i onsont hei rownc annol ongerpr ovi des uf fic i entevi denc eofwhats t udent sunder s t and. " Wear enotgoi ngt oanal ys ewhaty ous ubmi t t ed, " s a ysPedr oOl i v ei r a, DeanofNovaSBE. " Wear egoi ng t oanal ys ey ourabi l i t yt oar guet hepoi nty ouar e maki ngi nt hedoc umentandt odef endt hedoc ument . I ft het hes i swaswr i t t enbyAI , i twi l l beobvi ousi n30 s ec onds . " Thefindi ngc omesf r omTheFut ur eofGr aduat eManagementEduc at i onRevi s i t ed2026, anewr epor tf r om t heGr aduat eManagementAdmi s s i onCounc i l ( GMAC) . Af ol l owupt oGMA M C' s2022s t udy , t her epor tdr a ws oni nt er vi ewswi t hdeansf r omEs adeBus i nes sSc hool , Fr ankf ur tSc hool ofFi nanc eandManagement , HEC Par i s , I MD, I mper i al Col l egeBus i nes sSc hool , I NSEAD, L ondonBus i nes sSc hool , NovaSc hool ofBus i nes sand Ec onomi c s , t heUni v er s i t yofGl as gowandVl er i c k Bus i nes sSc hool , al ongs i deevi denc ef r omt heGMAC Pr os pec t i v eSt udent sSur v ey2026, t heGMACCor por at eRec r ui t er sSur v ey2026andt heGMACAppl i c at i onTr endsSur v ey2025. NovaSBEhasi nc r eas edt het i mes t udent ss penddef endi ngt hei rt hes es , whi l eFr ankf ur tSc hool i sbr i ngi ng bac kor al e xami nat i onsandfinal pr es ent at i ons . At HECPar i s , " mac hi neof f "as s es s ment sc ompl et edwi t h penandpapert es ts t udent s ' f oundat i onal knowl edge, whi l e" mac hi neon"e x er c i s esas s es showef f ec t i v el y s t udent sc anus eAI . I NSEADi sdev el opi ngi nt er ac t i v e AI power edc as es t udi esi nwhi c hs t udent sengage wi t hana vat aroft hepr ot agoni s tandmus tas kt he r i ghtques t i onst ounc ov ert hei nf or mat i ont heyneed. Pet erT odd, DeanofI mper i al Col l egeBus i nes sSc hool , des c r i best hes hi f tt owar dsl i v eas s es s mentast he " per f or mat i v ear t s " .

Ther epor tfindst hats c hool sf ac et woc onnec t edc hal l enges : pr es er vi ngs t udent s ' abi l i t yt ot hi nki ndependent l yandt eac hi ngt hemt ous eAIef f ec t i v el y . Mar i onDebr uyne, DeanofVl er i c kBus i nes sSc hool , war nsof" c ogni t i v es ur r ender " , wher es t udent sout s our c et hei rl ear ni ngandt hi nki ngt oAIandl os et he abi l i t yt opr ac t i s ef undament al s ki l l s . " Empl oy er sandc andi dat esneedt oknowt hataqual i fic at i onr emai nsar el i abl es i gnal ofc apabi l i t y . Ther es pons et oAIs houl ds t r engt hent hatt r us tbymaki ng t hes t andar dsbehi ndas s es s mentc l ear erandmor e meani ngf ul , "s a ysNal i s haPat el , Regi onal Di r ec t or , Amer i c asandEur opeatGMAC. Behi ndt hec hangei nas s es s menti sac hangei npur pos e. Ther epor tfindst hatbus i nes seduc at i oni ss hi f t i ngf r omdel i v er i ngi nf or mat i ont owar dsdev el opi ng j udgement , adapt abi l i t yandhumanc onnec t i on. As gener at i v eAIt ak esov ermor er out i neanal yt i c al wor k, s c hool sar epl ac i nggr eat eremphas i sonc ommuni c at i on, empat hy , c ol l abor at i on, c onfli c tr es ol ut i onand c ompl e xpr obl emf r ami ng. Bey ondAI , t hedeansdes c r i beas hi f tf r oma" flat wor l d"t oa" r uggedwor l d" , wher et r adedi s put es , pol i t i c al f r agment at i onandr es t r i c t i onsonmobi l i t yar e maki ngs ec ur i t yandr es i l i enc ec ent r al t omanagement educ at i on. Sc hool si nEur opear eal s omovi ngbey ond r el i anc eonas i ngl eflags hi pMBA. Spec i al i s edmas t er ' s degr ees , e x ec ut i v eeduc at i onandi nt er di s c i pl i nar y pr ogr ammesar et aki ngongr eat ers t r at egi ci mpor t anc e, whi l es ev er al deansc aut i ont hats t ac kabl epr ogr ammesandmi c r oc r edent i al sr emai ndi f fic ul tt odel i v erpr ofit abl y . Thefindi ngsmar kas i gni fic antc hangef r omGMAC' s 2022r epor t , whent ec hnol ogywasdi s c us s edmai nl y i nr el at i ont oonl i neandhybr i dt eac hi ng. Foury ear s l at er , t hef oc ushass hi f t edf r omwher es t udent sl ear n t ohows c hool sc anes t abl i s ht hats t udent sar es t i l l doi ngt het hi nki ng. Ther epor tc anbedownl oadedonGMAC. c om. Re l e as ef r omBl ue S k yEduc at i on

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