LI MIN/CHINA DAILY
How do we identify talent? For generations, standardized tests were the answer. They helped universities find promising students, employers recruit capable graduates, and individuals demonstrate academic achievement regardless of their background.
Now, artificial intelligence is shaking up those assumptions.
Students can ask AI to solve complex equations, write computer code, summarize academic papers, or draft essays in seconds. As AI gets better at performing the kinds of tasks that have traditionally been tested, educators are asking an important question: Can standardized tests still measure talent?
The answer is yes, but only if we rethink what talent is worth measuring. Knowledge still matters, as students cannot think critically about what they do not understand. But when information is readily available, education needs to evolve.
