The University of Texas at Austin is working with the AI-powered writing assistant platform Grammarly for Education to study what generative artificial intelligence tools might do for academia. Initially, the announcement said, a testing phase will take place where faculty and staff will use Grammarly’s generative AI assistant to develop AI-based tasks or assignments related to their respective fields and test them with students and colleagues. The second phase will have faculty create lesson plans that involve AI. “We strive to be involved in projects that will influence higher education on and beyond the Forty Acres,” Art Markman, vice provost for academic affairs, said in a public statement. “We are in an era with a lot of uncertainty surrounding AI and education. This is a chance to demonstrate how to use generative AI as a positive source for education, teach responsibility to our students, and engage an industry leader to improve our understanding of classroom AI.”
