About Me
My name is Jack Gabe
The Pennsylvania State University | Smeal College of Business
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As a student, I have seen the AI revolution from the beginning, with kids cheating or simply becoming lazy because of the tool. Rather than solely relying on artificial intelligence to automate and complete your work, students and society as a whole should adopt AI and integrate it into their life.
Who am I?
I am currently a freshman at Pennsylvania State University as an intended business major. Throughout the end of my high school career, as well as the start of my new college journey, I have witnessed the AI revolution in real-time. The changes that have been made to either incorporate or completely cut out artificial intelligence in a school setting are very interesting. Some professors or departments have adopted artificial intelligence-based learning whereas others have completely cut it out of their curriculum entirely. The future of work, however, lays in the hands of artificial intelligence and actively studying the intersection of business theory and machine learning is exactly where you want to start.
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From a young age, I was always obsessed with Rubik’s cubes as the specific algorithms used to solve them fascinated me. Solving Rubik’s cubes had taught me to look for patterns in the chaos of that small cube. This relates back to artificial intelligence since it is a tool that is used to turn chaos into high-level business decisions. Those early puzzles, Rubik’s cubes, were my introduction to logic which has ultimately developed into my fascination with artificial intelligence and how it can solve issues on a larger scale.
Academic Journey
In high school, I took regular classes that would fulfill any requirement I needed to. However, once I entered college I was on my own. I am now able to take any class that I want to as long as it fulfills a general education requirement or as long as I am super interested in that specific course. My first semester at Penn State was interesting. My first time being all on my own was fun, but scary at the same time. This, however, allowed me to branch out and explore different topics and courses that I would not have taken if I were still at home. I was now able to take calculated risks with classes that I thought could potentially benefit me. Specifically, I took Artificial Intelligence – 100, a course that introduces students to key artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities and their broad real-world applications. I was heavily invested after the first class. Along with this class, I took several business-related courses and loved those as well. Specifically, taking classes like economics where we learned about different kinds of markets and the economy as a whole. Taking these classes at the same time made me realize that I wanted to learn how to bridge the gap between the business world and our future that heavily involves artificial intelligence.
Personal Interests
Outside of the classroom, I find balance and joy through hobbies that require a great amount of mental discipline and technical skills. Specifically, in my freshman year of high school, I became heavily invested in the game of golf. Golf is, in my opinion, the best sport in the world. There’s just something about the peace of mind you have when you're out on the course. Golf is a game you need to be very disciplined to play, and that has helped me out in life. When I do not hit the green on a par three, I immediately forget the shot and focus on the next one. I appreciate the game’s focus on strategy and the constant need to analyze variables to achieve a desired outcome. This same drive for self-improvement led me to teach myself how to play the guitar. Learning to master an instrument independently taught me the value of patience and recursive learning: breaking down complex patterns and practicing them until they become second nature. Whether I am on the course or practicing a new riff, I thrive in environments where growth is earned through persistence and a hands-on approach.
My philosophy is that I believe the future does not belong to those who can just use artificial intelligence, but those who can merge human intuition with a technological scale. From memorizing Rubik’s cube algorithms to studying business and AI at Penn State, I have learned that logic is powerful, but even more powerful when guided by clear values and ethics. As all my peers and I prepare for a career in business, we need to look at things from a different perspective. We need to lead a bridge building mindset where we leverage AI to solve complex problems while ensuring that transparency and human accountability remain at the center of every decision. I believe that whether it's a golf swing or a machine learning model, success is rooted in the perfect balance between data-driven precision and a commitment to continuous improvement. Overall, AI is going to take over the world, but how my generation plans to mold the business realm to the artificial intelligence-based needs is going to be the future.