In an article for Nature, journalist Jackson Ryan examines the current state of AI-led education, and what an “AI-first” university might look like in the future. He begins by exploring how two private institutions use AI to personalize admissions and curriculum, positing that future AI-first institutions will use similar personalization. Ryan goes on to say that this AI-led personalization would come with costs, given recent research and expert commentary on how AI models may influence beliefs and how over-reliance on AI can result in weakness in situations lacking AI integration. University of Johannesburg sociologist Anthony Kaziboni concludes by telling Ryan that “what’s needed is not an AI-first university, but an education-first conversation about AI.”
