The University AI Didn't Replace -- Rethinking Universities in the AI Era

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Auteurs principaux: Binkowski, Karol P., Hopkins, Andrew
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author Binkowski, Karol P.
Hopkins, Andrew
author_facet Binkowski, Karol P.
Hopkins, Andrew
contents Generative artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping higher education, yet many universities remain in early stages of adoption where AI innovation occurs informally and without institutional recognition. This paper presents a framework describing four levels of AI adoption in universities and illustrates these dynamics through a case study of AI-enabled curriculum initiatives in several units. We contend that the key institutional challenge is moving from isolated innovation to strategic integration, where universities redesign learning around AI-supported reasoning and align policies, workload models, and recognition systems to support educational transformation.
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spellingShingle The University AI Didn't Replace -- Rethinking Universities in the AI Era
Binkowski, Karol P.
Hopkins, Andrew
Computers and Society
Human-Computer Interaction
Social and Information Networks
Applications
Generative artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping higher education, yet many universities remain in early stages of adoption where AI innovation occurs informally and without institutional recognition. This paper presents a framework describing four levels of AI adoption in universities and illustrates these dynamics through a case study of AI-enabled curriculum initiatives in several units. We contend that the key institutional challenge is moving from isolated innovation to strategic integration, where universities redesign learning around AI-supported reasoning and align policies, workload models, and recognition systems to support educational transformation.
title The University AI Didn't Replace -- Rethinking Universities in the AI Era
topic Computers and Society
Human-Computer Interaction
Social and Information Networks
Applications
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.07056