Does apprenticeship fit in this age of AI?

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“Don’t think about why you question, simply don’t stop questioning. Don’t worry about what you can’t answer, and don’t try to explain what you can’t know. Curiosity is its own reason. Aren’t you in awe when you contemplate the mysteries of eternity, of life, of the marvelous structure behind reality? And this is the miracle of the human mind – to use its constructions, concepts, and formulas as tools to explain what man sees, feels and touches. Try to comprehend a little more each day. Have holy curiosity” advised Albert Einstein.

Does a gothic middle age style apprenticeship of five to seven years fit in this time of ‘instant answers’ artificial intelligence? In the game of business, we tend to think we can just leapfrog ahead, avoiding the tedium and boredom of mastering the basics.

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