Tech leader and AI entrepreneur, Rob Wray, weighs in on how we should prepare children for an AI-enhanced future. He says that key traits like resourcefulness, curiosity, emotional intelligence, and creativity are things no machine can replicate. Encouraging play, experimentation, and open-ended problem-solving lays the groundwork for thriving in a future driven by AI.
“In hiring for my companies, I’ve seen that it’s not about teaching specific technologies, but rather cultivating key traits that help people thrive in environments of constant change. Resourcefulness, curiosity, emotional intelligence, and creativity are things no machine can replicate yet. Interestingly, I see these traits coming alive in my own daughter’s Waldorf classroom—she started in the parent child program and is now in first grade. The hands-on, imagination-rich environment means she’s developing exactly those ‘essential skills’ I believe she might miss in a more rigid educational setting. Her daily experiences illustrate how encouraging play, experimentation, and open-ended problem-solving lays the groundwork for thriving in a future driven by AI.”
