原文标题：What AI Executives Tell Their Own Kids About the Jobs of the Future

来源：The Wall Street Journal｜华尔街日报

作者：Lauren Weber  

核心金句：

AI can handle tasks, but humans will still need to make calls, take accountability and nurture human connection.

AI 可处理事务，但决策、担责、维系人际联结永远靠人。

The things that are going to be irreplaceable are how you treat other people, how well you communicate and how kind you are.

待人方式、沟通能力、善良本心，是永远不可替代的核心。

The best jobs in an AI-heavy future will belong to generalists, not narrow specialists.

AI 时代，通才胜于专才。

Learn how to learn, embrace constant change, and understand human nature deeply.

学会学习、拥抱变化、读懂人性，是终身必修课。

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When Daniela Amodei thinks about the skills kids will need decades from now, she lands on distinctly human ones: connecting with other people, having empathy and simply getting along with others.

当丹妮拉・阿莫迪思考几十年后孩子必备的能力时，她聚焦于人类独有的素养：与人建立联结、拥有共情心，以及顺畅与人相处。

✅生词：empathy n. 共情；distinctly adv. 独特地，明显地

As co-founder and president of Anthropic, the AI company behind Claude, she has a front-row seat to how artificial intelligence is upending work and the economy — a source of parental anxiety worldwide. We asked her and five other leaders at the forefront of the AI revolution what they are telling their own children about school, careers and life in an automated world.

作为AI 公司 Anthropic（克劳德模型研发方）的联合创始人兼总裁，她亲眼见证人工智能正在颠覆职场与经济，这也是全球父母普遍焦虑的根源。我们采访了她与另外五位身处 AI 革命前沿的行业领袖，问问他们会如何教导子女，应对智能化时代下的学业、职业与人生。

✅生词：upend v. 颠覆；automated adj. 自动化的；forefront n. 前沿

Their advice might surprise you. They aren’t pushing their kids to master coding or chase supposedly safe jobs. Instead, they prioritize humanities, adaptability, critical thinking and kindness. AI can handle tasks, they say, but humans will still need to make calls, take accountability and nurture human connection.

他们的建议出人意料。他们并不强迫孩子精通编程、追捧所谓的“铁饭碗”。相反，他们更看重人文素养、适应能力、批判性思维与善良底色。他们认为，AI 可以处理事务，但做决策、担责任、维系人际联结，永远只能依靠人类。

✅生词：prioritize v. 优先重视；accountability n. 责任担当；critical thinking 批判性思维

1. Daniela Amodei｜Anthropic 总裁 & 联合创始人

She has two young children.育有两名幼子。

“The things that are going to be irreplaceable are how you treat other people, how well you communicate and how kind well you communicate and how kind you are,” she says. Those traits will only grow more valuable as AI dominates the workforce.

“真正无法被取代的，是待人处事的方式、沟通能力，以及你的善良本性。” 她表示。随着 AI 主导劳动力市场，这些特质只会愈发珍贵。

✅生词：irreplaceable adj. 不可替代的；dominate v. 主导，掌控

Deep down, she believes people inherently want to be around one another. “We’re miserable when we aren’t,” she adds. So her biggest piece of advice for young people — even if it sounds corny — is to focus on social skills and understanding how to engage with others in meaningful ways.

她深信，人类天生渴望彼此陪伴。“脱离社交，人会变得痛苦。” 因此，她给年轻人最重要的建议（即便听起来有些老套）：打磨社交能力，学会有温度、有价值地与人交往。

✅生词：inherently adv. 天生地；corny adj. 老套的；meaningful adj. 有意义的

There are two competing views on human creativity, she notes. One bleak outlook holds that AI will outperform people at nearly everything, leaving humans with little purpose. Amodei falls into the more optimistic camp: People have an innate drive to create and find meaning. Resilient and adaptive by nature, humans won’t lose that desire.

她指出，关于人类创造力存在两种观点。一种悲观论调认为，AI 将在几乎所有领域超越人类，让人类失去存在价值。阿莫迪则偏向乐观：人类天生拥有创造与追寻意义的本能。与生俱来的韧性与适应力，不会轻易消失。

✅生词：bleak adj. 悲观的；outperform v. 超越；resilient adj. 坚韧的

2. Jaime Teevan｜微软 首席 AI 科学家

Mother of three teens.育有三名青少年子女。

“Once, computer literacy required knowing how to code,” she says. “Going forward, AI literacy requires understanding human needs, human judgment and human context.”

“过去，懂计算机 = 会编程；而未来，懂 AI = 理解人类需求、人类判断与现实处境。”

✅生词：literacy n. 素养；context n. 背景，语境

AI can craft polished reports and offer data-driven recommendations, but it cannot weigh moral tradeoffs, make high-stakes calls or bear the consequences. That is why fields like law, medicine and leadership will remain uniquely human, she tells her kids.

AI 能生成精良报告、提供数据化建议，却无法权衡道德取舍、做出关键决策、承担最终后果。这也是法律、医疗、管理等领域，永远离不开人的核心原因。

✅生词：tradeoff n. 取舍；high-stakes adj. 高风险的；consequence n. 后果

Her core lesson: Don’t fear AI. Treat it as a powerful collaborator. Master great questions, rigorous information filtering and ethical boundaries — skills no algorithm can replicate.

她的核心教育理念：不要惧怕AI，把它当作高效协作伙伴。学会精准提问、严谨筛选信息、守住伦理底线，这些都是算法无法复刻的能力。

✅生词：collaborator n. 合作者；rigorous adj. 严谨的；replicate v. 复制

3. Ethan Mollick｜沃顿商学院 管理学教授

Parent of two adult children. 两名子女已成年。

The best jobs in an AI-heavy future will belong to generalists, not narrow specialists, he argues.

他提出：在AI 普及的未来，通才远比单一专才更吃香。

A doctor’s work extends far beyond diagnosis. It involves comforting patients, navigating emotional complexity, weighing ethical dilemmas and designing long-term care plans. AI can fill gaps in technical work, but human breadth matters most.

医生的工作绝不只是诊断病情，还要安抚患者情绪、处理复杂情感矛盾、权衡伦理困境、制定长期诊疗方案。AI 可以补齐技术短板，但人的综合素养无可替代。

✅生词：generalist n. 通才；dilemma n. 困境；breadth n. 广度，综合素养

He discourages early hyper-specialization. Broad learning, intellectual flexibility and the ability to re-skill quickly will outlast any single technology. Careers are long, and human adaptability is humanity’s greatest asset.

他不建议过早窄化专业方向。广博学习、灵活思维、快速跨界学习的能力，远比单一技术更持久。职业生涯漫长，适应力才是人类最大的优势。

✅生词：hyper-specialization n. 过度专业化；asset n. 优势，资产

4. Caroline Hanke｜SAP 全球 AI 转型负责人

Has one teenage son.育有一名青春期男孩。

Her son, a competitive soccer player, hopes to play professionally. “No one wants to watch robots play sports,” he told her — a simple, compelling argument for human-centric careers.

她的儿子是专业足球运动员，立志走职业道路。他说：“没人愿意看机器人踢球。” 这一句话，精准点明了以人为核心的职业的长期价值。

✅生词：compelling adj. 有说服力的；human-centric adj. 以人为本的

The single most vital skill for young people is agility — the willingness and ability to pivot amid constant change. Technical skills can become obsolete in two years. Timeless strengths include critical thinking, ethical reasoning and emotional awareness.

年轻人最重要的核心能力是灵活应变力：主动适应持续变化、快速调整方向。技术技能短短两年就会过时，而批判性思维、伦理判断、情绪感知力，才是永恒硬实力。

✅生词：agility n. 灵活应变；obsolete adj. 过时的；timeless adj. 永恒的

For college study, she favors broad, foundational disciplines like math. Logic and structured reasoning underpin every AI-era profession.

在大学专业选择上，她推崇数学等基础学科。逻辑思维与结构化推理，是AI 时代所有行业的底层基石。

✅生词：underpin v. 支撑，成为…… 基础

5. Manny Medina｜Paid.AI 创始人

Father of four children.养育四名子女。

He teaches his kids to view AI as a tool, not a competitor. The goal is to leverage technology to create extraordinary work, rather than compete against machines.

他教导孩子：把AI 当工具，而非对手。利用科技创造高价值成果，而非和机器内卷竞争。

✅生词：leverage v. 利用；extraordinary adj. 卓越的

He abides by three timeless career rules: Do what you love, what you are good at, and what serves other people. Profit is secondary. Avoid roles easily automated; seek work rich with human interaction, creative expression and moral responsibility.

他坚守三条职业底层原则：做热爱的事、擅长的事、利他的事，赚钱只是附加结果。远离易被自动化替代的岗位，深耕需要深度人际互动、创意表达、伦理责任的领域。

✅生词：abide by 遵守；automate v. 自动化

6. Sam Altman｜OpenAI CEO

Father of two young kids.

Chasing “safe jobs” is futile in an AI-transformed world, he says. His top priorities for children: learn how to learn, embrace constant change, and understand human nature deeply.

他认为，在AI 重塑世界的当下，追逐 “安稳工作” 毫无意义。他对孩子的核心培养目标：学会学习、拥抱变化、读懂人性。

✅生词：futile adj. 徒劳的；embrace v. 接纳，拥抱

Meta-cognition — the ability to analyze your own thinking — and mental grit are more valuable than top grades. AI can solve problems, but it cannot build resilience or emotional strength.

元认知（审视自我思考的能力）与内心韧性，远比高分更重要。AI 可以解题，却无法塑造强大的内心与情绪承载力。

✅生词：meta-cognition n. 元认知；grit n. 意志力，韧性

Growing up with AI as a native tool will make today’s kids far more capable than prior generations. AI is the new literacy; those who cannot harness it will fall behind.

从小熟练使用AI 的一代，能力会远超前人。AI 已是新时代的基础素养，不会驾驭AI 的人，终将被时代淘汰。

✅生词：harness v. 驾驭，利用；fall behind 落后