Episode #4
Elijah Rivera - The Future of Learning: Balancing AI and Human Wisdom
In this episode of Humans of AI , I chat with Elijah Rivera, an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Brandeis University, whose research looks at how people learn computer science and how programming languages themselves are designed. Elijah earned his Ph.D. at Brown University, and before that a bachelor’s and master’s at MIT. At Brandeis, he developed and teaches a course on automation in software development that gives students hands-on experience with the modern software toolchain, while also rooting those tools in their respective histories and in the related questions philosophers of technology have continually raised. Overarching this is a broader conviction Elijah keeps pursuing: that computer science is best served by learning to communicate effectively with other disciplines such as cognitive science, philosophy, and theology—and, more importantly, by being willing to listen to their challenges and critiques. Whether you’re a student, an AI engineer, founder, researcher, or simply someone curious about the future of education, I hope you learn as much as I did from my conversation with Elijah. Submit your question Submit your question to the Humans of AI Office Hours, and we may cover it in a future episode: https://forms.gle/iztuQCjLyUe8kXYRA If you would like to be a guest or sponsor the podcast, send me a note at alex@humansofai.xyz . ️ Connect with the hosts Alex Chao Newsletter: https://alexchao.substack.com/subscribe LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexchao56/ X: https://x.com/alexchaomander TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@alexchaomander Elijah Rivera LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elijaherivera/ #humansofai #ai #education #computerscience #teaching #college
