Abstract:

The new generation of artificial intelligence (AI) technology is having a profound and far-reaching impact on the economy and economics, and there is an urgent need for innovation in economics and its talent cultivation paradigm. Therefore, this article first analyzes the rapid development trend of artificial intelligence technology and reviews the existing research on the impact of artificial intelligence on disciplines including economics. Secondly, further analysis was conducted on the challenges and opportunities of artificial intelligence technology for economics, and it was clarified that the new orientation of economic development in the era of artificial intelligence is to achieve a fundamental transformation from classical econometrics driven by iteration, integration, and upgrading to AI technology driven. Based on this, we innovatively propose a “five dimensional” foundational literacy for cultivating economic talents in the AI era, including domain knowledge and skills, interdisciplinary integration skills, data-driven skills, AI application skills, and frontier sensitivity skills. We also classify talents into research-oriented and application-oriented categories, and analyze the unique literacy needs of these two types of talents in detail. Finally, this article analyzes the innovative path of educational reform and reasonable institutional arrangements for cultivating economic talents in the era of artificial intelligence from two dimensions: the transformation of teaching through digitalization and learning through interactivity. It can be said that the rapid development of artificial intelligence technology will accelerate the pace of the construction of new liberal arts, further promoting the innovation of talent cultivation paradigms that deeply integrate economics with other disciplines such as technology, ethics, and society, as well as industry and practice.

Key words: artificial intelligence, economics, talent cultivation paradigm, teaching reform, new liberal arts