In the age of AI, teaching networking principles remains more important than learning protocols
I was also a student in another “age of AI” in the mid-1980s, which was followed by one of several “AI Winters,” but of course that couldn’t happen again, right? There was no escaping the early wakeup call to attend an event eight time zones away, but at least I didn’t need to fly anywhere. The large number of remote participants and high-quality setup ensured that the interactions never devolved into local-only discussions (although I missed the coffee breaks).
- ▪I was also a student in another “age of AI” in the mid-1980s, which was followed by one of several “AI Winters,” but of course that couldn’t happen again, right?
- ▪There was no escaping the early wakeup call to attend an event eight time zones away, but at least I didn’t need to fly anywhere.
- ▪The large number of remote participants and high-quality setup ensured that the interactions never devolved into local-only discussions (although I missed the coffee breaks).
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