In an article for Inside Higher Ed, reporter Kathryn Palmer explores how higher ed has responded to the recent appearance of Einstein, an agentic AI that can complete a course from beginning to end. Einstein’s creator stated that he values learning and education, but that he believes the current version of education—which he says has developed into “credentialism”—must change. Palmer spoke to faculty members and ed tech experts who commented on how this tool is forcing higher ed to reconsider the “transactional” model of higher education and find a way to protect the value of online credentials. Education technology experts also emphasized the need for AI and education technology developers to implement guardrails to help create an environment that is more conducive to human learning.
