University model under threat

AI is changing what university students need to know and know how to do, says a new report from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

The big worry is AI can now produce credible assignments set for a bachelor’s degree level, and AI consistently gets marks well above the average student!

The report authors say students are confused and concerned about the lack of clarity, consistency and justification about the use of AI.

The report stressed every subject taught across MIT will need to be re-examined and revamped to make sure that how students are being taught, what they are learning, and how they are assessed, are ‘AI-aware’.

The way students are assessed will also need to change too. Oral exams and portfolios produced each term need to become more common. And, students will need to be more present on campus. The report says there should be more discussions where students explain their decisions too.

Check out the Ai in education report here: https://aiandeducation.mit.edu/report/#1-introduction