Literacy Evolves in Digital Age as AI Set to Enhance, Not Undermine, Human Knowledge
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Literacy is evolving in the digital age beyond just reading to include multimedia proficiency. PISA scores still have value but could be expanded.
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Social media provides simplified information that sparks curiosity, which generative AI can help satisfy by answering questions and facilitating deeper understanding.
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As with past innovations like the printing press, digital tools promise to enhance rather than undermine human knowledge.
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To improve Hong Kong's STEM internship scheme, companies should co-pay salaries, universities handle funds, and long-term tracking should supplement post-internship evaluation.
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Historical parallels like initial skepticism of the printing press followed by essential integration mirror trajectories of disruptive innovations today.