Is History Study Needed in an Age of AI?

The arrival  (or intrusion) of artificial intelligence into our daily awareness has us asking all kinds of questions, one of which is:  Is history study needed in an age of AI?
Of course, it is, because history is more than just a bunch of random facts.  A person needs context.  History needs to be anchored in the big picture. It is a story, after all.  

In a similar manner, a map gives context, the big picture.  I am not referring to the type of map you have in a GPS.  When you zoom in for detail the area becomes smaller.  Zoom out and you have more space, but less detail.  An old-fashioned paper map helps you to see the "lay of the land." You can see where the major cities are and how they are oriented to each other.  A study of history is the same.

One event flows from a previous one.  A study of history can answer the "whys" for us.  Hopefully, we might learn from the mistakes of history as well as giving some guidance for the future.

A STUDY of history causes students to think, reflect, observe, and question.  A quick AI answer does none of that.

Furthermore, an AI answer is someone's interpretation of a historical event.  AI is not independent; there is a human intelligence behind it.  Whose?

The Inspired Scholar teaches an American History class that centers on the Civil War, and the events that shaped and changed the United States and still affects us today in many ways.