There are moments in history when the future accelerates so quickly that traditional education cannot keep up.

We are living in one of those moments right now.

I don’t want your kids, or my own, to be left behind. I bet my entire career and future on leaving the comfort and stability of a traditional university to help build something radically different at the University of Silicon Valley (USV). My mission is to prepare your children for a workplace that is being transformed by AI.

If you have been watching the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) closely, you already know what many parents are just beginning to sense: the world our children are entering will not reward memorization, passive learning, or degrees built around yesterday’s careers. The person who knows how to build an AI tool to do your job will replace you; this is happening.

The next generation must learn how to build, adapt, and create with AI.

The person who knows how to build an AI tool to do your job will replace you; this is happening.

At USV, every student is required to build with real AI tools, create viable products, release games, and launch companies using agentic AI, not someday, not as a senior project after spending four years of time and tuition, but from Day 1.

Below are my 10 reasons why parents and students should consider joining me at the University of Silicon Valley.

1. Because AI Is Already Replacing Real Jobs

This is not a theory.

Major companies are openly saying they need fewer people because AI can do the work. Salesforce alone cut about 4,000 customer-service roles after deploying AI agents that handle conversations at scale. (Fortune)

Banks, tech firms, and retailers are restructuring around AI-driven operations, while surveys show a growing percentage of companies expect workforce reductions tied to automation in the coming years. (Axios)

Parents and students should not assume traditional career paths will look the same when their child graduates.

2. Because Traditional Universities Are Too Slow

Most universities are still debating whether students should be allowed to use AI.

At USV, we require students to master it.

While many schools update their curriculum every five years, AI capabilities are now doubling in weeks. Many institutions are preparing students for job ladders that may not exist by the time they graduate.

USV prepares students for a world where AI builders win.

3. Because Your Child Must Learn to Build, Not Just Study

Every USV student must:

• Use the latest AI-powered tools to solve real problems

• Build playable games and interactive experiences

• Launch products and startups using agentic AI workflows

• Partner with companies to deliver real solutions

We don’t produce consumers. We produce builders.

4. Because Entry-Level Jobs Are Disappearing First

Industry leaders warn that entry-level white-collar roles, the very jobs graduates rely on to get started, are among the most exposed to AI automation.

Customer support, HR, marketing, and analysis roles are already being reduced or redesigned as AI becomes capable of handling core tasks. (The Financial Express)

If your child graduates with only theory and no real-world building experience, demonstrated in a ROBUST portfolio of AI-created projects, they will compete against machines, and sadly, they will lose.

5. Because USV Teaches Students to Become Polymaths

We don’t train students for a single job title.

We teach them to become Polymaths, builders, founders, creators, technologists, and communicators who can adapt as industries evolve.

The USV Seven Polymathic™ Domains

1. Systems Thinking: Analyze and design complex systems.

2. Design & Creative Practice: Prototype boldly with human-centered creativity.

3. Computational & Software Fluency: Build with code, architecture, and digital tools.

4. Agentic AI Collaboration: Work with AI as a creative and critical partner.

5. Analytics & Predictive Insight: Turn data into foresight and action.

6. Entrepreneurial Leadership: Think and act like a founder, with integrity.

7. Expression & Influence: Shape ideas into stories that inspire and connect.

The future will belong to people who can cross disciplines and move fast, not those who stay in narrow silos.

6. Because Internships and Industry Partnerships Start on Day 1

Dr. Mark Naufel, President of USV, and I came from Arizona State University and Grand Canyon University, respectively, two of the largest and most amazing institutions in higher education. We bet our entire careers on transforming USV into the most industry-relevant, outcomes-driven university.

Our model integrates:

• Internships from Day 1

• Industry partnerships from Day 1

• Project-based learning powered by AI tools

  
  

Students don’t wait until senior year to discover who they are. They build continuously. The leave with the most advanced hard and soft skills in today's marketplace.

7. Because Companies Are Reorganizing Around AI, Not Degrees

Thousands of layoffs across major companies in recent years have coincided with shifts toward automation and AI-first strategies. (Business Insider)

Organizations are not asking, “What degree do you have?” or "Where did you go to college?"

They are asking:

• What can you build?

• What problems can you solve?

• How fast can you adapt?

That is exactly what USV trains students to do.

8. Because Agentic AI Changes What It Means to Be Educated

If you have not used the latest AI tools, they don’t just answer questions, and unlike a few months ago, there are few, if any, "hallucinations". This shows how fast AI is evolving. AI tools have evolved and are now designing, coding, testing, iterating, and launching market-ready solutions.

The skill is no longer memorizing information.

The skill is directing AI intelligence.

9. Because Fear Is Real, and So Is Opportunity

As a parent and a student, you should be a little afraid.

Companies are restructuring faster than most parents and students realize. Some CEOs openly say they “need fewer heads” as AI takes over tasks once performed by humans. (Fortune)

Fear without a plan and action is dangerous.

The students who thrive will be those who learn to work with AI tools, not compete against it.

That’s why we rebuilt USV the way we did.

10. Because I Bet My Career on This Future

I left stability to help lead USV into a new era because I believe deeply that education must change now, not five years from now.

Parents often ask: “What job will my child have?”

The honest answer is that many future roles don’t exist yet.

But I can tell you what I believe matters:

• Adaptability

• Creativity

• Agency

• The ability to build with AI tools

At USV, students graduate with portfolios of real products, tools, and or companies, not just a diploma and a transcript.

The Question Every Parent Should Ask

Is my child learning to build with the latest AI tools?

Because education should not prepare students for a shrinking set of traditional roles.

If you want your child to learn how to lead, innovate, and thrive in the age of intelligent machines, not be replaced by them, then send your kids to me. I've bet my entire career on them.