I have often thought teaching, even at advanced levels, is a valid way, for computational AI to upset that applecart. Of course, it will fight back with credential wars!.
It is easy to conceptualise an AI 'teacher' that has the ability to explain in exhaustive detail virtually any academic topic. The system would have a detailed list of what it teaches - a syllabus, that can be provided to each student on an individual basis. The system would assess the student's level by assessing responses to questions it would ask. Items deficient would have remedial loops, so even beginners could be presented with a graduated curriculum, that could start with literacy and vocabulary from even the preschool ages, where the pace would suit the student - even in a gamelike scenario. Younger people with lesser diligence/intellect could progress at individual paces, even pure fun/games modules could be interspersed as needed as even young Isaac Newtons might welcome diversions.
I suspect there might be a high degree of pushback from the established education system, who would oppose this in the same manner that computers were opposed. To be sure, computers and programming was incapable of what we can now do. I hesitate to call it 'AI', I prefer the term 'exhaustive and re-entrant' to characterise such a system. It will have 'seen' all the barriers to understanding from millions of students at all levels - pre-school to post-doc, and it will be able to repeat/recast any topic from many directions to allow the student to master topics of interest to the student as well as curricular items.
I am sure I am not the only one who sees this, so I think education is on the edge of a 'Golden Age'