Artificial intelligence (AI) represents a new era of enlightenment and Bildung, yet we find ourselves left in the dark regarding its fundamental impact. Currently, there is a public request for citizens to educate themselves about the societal effects that AI and other autonomous systems produce. International education policies assert that individuals need to acquire a breadth of new skills to adapt successfully to the changes that AI will bring to society. The skills and abilities that are required under the umbrella term AI literacy alone have expanded to such an extent that they must now be understood as a form of holistic civic knowledge comparable to a general Bildung. The public uptake of this is phrased as a universal solution to a vast variety of problems in postdigital societies. This chapter explores one genealogy of Bildung and lifelong learning in relation to digital developments and finally imagines postdigital Bildung in the Anthropocene.
Part of ISBN 978-3-031-58624-8, 978-3-031-58622-4
QC 20240827