{
  "id": 7488887,
  "title": "[CONFERENCE] Universities must teach people to work 'with AI, not for AI,' KCL president says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/conference-universities-must-teach-people-to-work-with-ai-not-for-ai",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-15T06:32:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/education/20260915/conference-universities-must-teach-people-to-work-with-ai-not-for-ai-kcl-president-says"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "King’s College London's Vice-Chancellor and President, Shitij Kapur, emphasized during the 2026 Korea Times Global Conference that universities must teach individuals to collaborate with artificial intelligence (AI) rather than be controlled by it. Kapur delivered his keynote address online from London, stressing that universities must fundamentally reconsider their role in education, employment preparation, and their public purpose in the era of AI.\n\nAddressing the audience via his online speech, Kapur highlighted that the primary challenge for universities is to shape how AI influences education, work, research, and society at large, rather than merely adapting to the technology's commercial goals. He asserted that the mantra for universities, and arguably for humanity, should be to work with AI, not for it.\n\nKapur argued that AI will not lead to a single, uniform future, as countries will harness and apply AI based on their unique needs and aspirations. However, he maintained that universities globally share five key responsibilities: redefining the core of learning, equipping graduates for a transforming job market, and determining their societal role.",
  "summary": "Universities must ensure that people work with artificial intelligence (AI) and not for it, King’s College London Vice-Chancellor and President Shitij Kapur said, calling for a fundamental rethink of learning, employment preparation and the public purpose of higher education in the age of AI. Delivering a keynote speech at the 2026 Korea Times Global Conference, titled “Beyond AI: Building…",
  "key_points": [
    "Shitij Kapur, KCL president, urges universities to teach AI collaboration",
    "Universities must redefine learning, job market preparation, societal role",
    "AI future varies by country, but universities share five core responsibilities"
  ],
  "editors_take": "Universities must fundamentally rethink their role in education and employment preparation to ensure people collaborate with AI, not be controlled by it, says King's College London President Shitij Kapur.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "[CONFERENCE] Universities urged to reshape education, cultivate human skills for AI age",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/conference-universities-urged-to-reshape-education-cultivate-human",
        "published": "2026-09-15T07:02:03.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}