123. Will AI Make Things Better or Worse?

Higher ed is very concerned, if not obsessed, with the effects of Artificial Intelligence on the education experience.  Worries abound about how it will reshape the student-faculty interface. Will it make it easier for students to cheat?  Will it usurp faculty roles? A recent article asked “Will AI Make Things Better or Worse?” But couching the question in these terms makes it seem like AI is a living, active force. It is not. AI is transactional. It does not act on its own. Humans are transformational. They take action to impact their own destiny.  AI is a tool that only “does” what humans program it to do. Humans are not the victims of AI, they are its master.  In this episode I’ll look at recent research that describes how a proactive approach to AI in higher education can show AI to be a valuable tool—and little more.  EdUp Insights is part of the EdUp Experience network