[VIDEO] Cor Cordis Panel: Preparing Students for an AI Future

What should parents and educators know about the AI tools students are already using — and how can we guide them wisely?

On March 25, Stuart welcomed three guests with deep roots in the technology space for a conversation that was equal parts practical, reassuring, and forward-looking. Joel Griffith P'39, a tech entrepreneur and co-founder of Bot-It (featured on Shark Tank), brought his experience spanning the U.S. Senate, Amazon, LinkedIn, Snapchat, and TikTok. Sydney Klein P'30, Global Chief Information Security Officer and Head of Enterprise IT at Bristol Myers Squibb, shared how AI is transforming pharmaceutical research and why she created AIQ, an AI education program reaching thousands of employees. And Lauren Gracias '22, an Applied Data Analytics senior at Syracuse University and founder of healthcare AI startup MedGuardian, offered the perspective of a Stuart alumna building her career at the cutting edge of machine learning.

Together, they explored how families and schools can approach AI with both curiosity and caution — including how to talk to kids about using AI responsibly, the rise of deepfakes and misinformation that demands sharper critical thinking from every generation, and why soft skills like communication, creativity, and human judgment are becoming more marketable, not less, in an AI-powered workplace. The panel made clear that AI fluency will be an essential skill students bring to their careers, but it will never replace the distinctly human qualities that make those careers meaningful.

This conversation is part of Stuart's Cor Cordis Speaker Series, which brings leaders and thinkers to campus to engage the Stuart community in the questions that will shape their futures.