AI Is Destroying the University and Learning Itself
9 days ago
- #critical pedagogy
- #corporate influence
- #AI in education
- Students use AI to write papers, professors use AI to grade them, leading to degrees becoming meaningless.
- Public education is increasingly privatized, with universities focusing on revenue and vocational outcomes over critical education.
- The California State University system partners with OpenAI, promoting AI as a solution to educational challenges while cutting critical programs.
- AI in education risks undermining critical thinking and ethical considerations, with students and faculty becoming dependent on automated tools.
- Cheating becomes normalized, with students using AI to complete assignments and universities struggling to respond effectively.
- Universities face a crisis of purpose, as education becomes transactional and degrees lose their value.
- Faculty and students resist the corporatization of education, advocating for critical pedagogy and meaningful learning experiences.
- AI's environmental and ethical costs are hidden, with exploitation of workers in the Global South and significant resource consumption.
- Cognitive studies show that reliance on AI for writing tasks reduces neural connectivity and critical thinking skills.
- The resistance to AI in education grows, with faculty unions and students demanding transparency and ethical considerations.