Evidence of generative AI use is showing up in more student work, and universities are still figuring out how to respond.
Video: The Calgary Journal’s Hannah Schidlowsky reports on AI in higher education
Some researchers see AI as an essential tool that students need to understand as more workplaces shift towards integrating generative systems into their day-to-day operations. Others argue that leaning on AI can weaken the foundations of learning, especially regarding skills such as writing and critical thinking.
As policies struggle to actively enforce the evolving concern, some students and instructors feel they are left working inside a system that lacks the proper structures to keep up with growing technological advancements
Dr. Soroush Sabbaghan, an associate professor at the University of Calgary, says that the growing need to consider AI policies may be revealing more flaws within the educational system that it is creating.