Opinion | AI begs the question: Is a university degree worth the investment anymore? - Toronto Star

The debate about AI replacing university grads misses something more useful for you. It actually answers the question you're quietly asking: "What does AI need from humans to work properly?" The ans

The debate about AI replacing university grads misses something more useful for you.

It actually answers the question you're quietly asking: "What does AI need from humans to work properly?"

The answer is judgment. Not code. Not a PhD. Business judgment.

Here's what that means practically. AI tools fail inside companies — not because the technology is bad — but because nobody on the team knows when to trust the output and when to push back. That $200/month tool collecting dust? It probably needed a human with context to guide it. Nobody set that up.

The critical thinking and ethical judgment the article talks about? You already have that. You've run a business. You know your customers, your margins, your risk tolerance. That's exactly what AI needs to be useful — someone who can tell it what matters.

You don't need to rip anything apart or learn to code.

Pick one repetitive decision your team makes weekly. A report, a customer response, a quote. Hand that single task to an AI tool for 30 days. Judge the output yourself. That's it.

One task. One month. Honest assessment. That's your first real AI win.


What's one task in your business you'd trust AI to take a first pass at — if someone walked you through it?

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University graduates are considered essential to guide AI's integration with critical thinking and ethical judgment, ensuring it serves people. i.