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AI era management training echoes WWII program, says Mollick

As interactions with AI agents increasingly resemble managing teams, there's a growing need for large-scale management training tailored for the AI era. A historical parallel can be drawn to the US government's World War II-era Engineering, Science, and Management War Training program, which educated 1.8 million individuals and significantly contributed to the post-war economic boom. AI

IMPACT Suggests a need for new training paradigms to manage AI agents effectively, drawing parallels to historical large-scale workforce development programs.

RANK_REASON The item is an opinion piece by a known commentator (Ethan Mollick) discussing a historical parallel for future AI management training.

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AI era management training echoes WWII program, says Mollick

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    As working with AI agents looks more like management, we may want to consider large-scale management training for the AI era. The US government actually did thi

    As working with AI agents looks more like management, we may want to consider large-scale management training for the AI era. The US government actually did this once, & the WW2 Engineering, Science, and Management War Training program taught 1.8 million & was a large reason for …