This year's Nobel Prizes in Physics and Chemistry have given us new food for thought. These Nobel Prizes have established the idea that science in the 21st century is not limited to memorization and data collection. Personally, I would like to see this reflected in our education system.

Chemistry Nobel

Over the years we have stressed memorization without understanding, but we have not encouraged the new generation to think about how the concepts of one branch of science might relate to other branches. Apart from this, the number of qualified teachers is also very insufficient. In this situation, we can think about how AI or artificial intelligence can be applied for Bangladesh in the expansion and development of education.

Let me say in this context, those who worked behind the creation of this artificial intelligence, it seems that they have not thought much about how it is going to be used. It could be my misconception though. But still, this reminds me that when Einstein came up with his famous equation E = mc 2 , he couldn't imagine that a weapon like the atomic bomb could be based on it.

His equation was in abstract form, and we found it useful almost forty years after it was written. Many may think that with the arrival of artificial intelligence, we no longer need to do research. At least we don't have to struggle to solve the equation by rote. Those who are still afraid of maths, they might be thinking - come on, saved. But that will not be the case in reality.

After this year's Nobel announcement, I wondered if artificial intelligence or machine learning could ever discover something as complex as quantum mechanics. Whether he can or not, it is up to man to decide what to discover. Newton's equations were not discovered suddenly. It was the result of many tests. When we come across new observable results that do not fit with previous thinking, it becomes challenging for us to explain them. Therein lies the value of our fundamental thinking.