Which is more important: Asking or answering?

Almost every major leap in the history of science began with a good question, not an answer. Isaac Newton did not start his theory with an answer, but with the question of why an apple falls downwards. Charles Darwin asked why living creatures have such great diversity. According to Albert Einstein, formulating a problem is often more important than finding its solution. Knowledge develops because humans ask questions, not because they stop asking. Ironically, our education system still rewards answers more than questions. For centuries, this approach may have been sufficient. When books were hard to obtain and the educator was the main source of knowledge, the ability to answer was indeed an indicator of learning success. Students needed to master as much of the educator’s knowledge as possible. The internet then changed the world. Information is no longer scarce. Almost all answers can be found through search engines. Education began to shift; the important thing was no longer memorisation, but knowing how to search for information. Now, artificial intelligence is fundamentally altering the educational landscape once more. AI not only helps search for information but also generates answers. In a matter of seconds, AI can answer almost any question in coherent, complete, and convincing language.