And while opinions on these generative artificial intelligence tools (tools that create content) such as ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude and CoPilot are mixed — one thing is clear. They’re here to stay and likely to become more and more prevalent. Considering this, the American Association of Colleges & Universities (AAC&U) and North Carolina’s Elon University’s Imagining the Digital Future Center conducted a survey of 337 university presidents, chancellors, provosts, rectors, academic affairs vice presidents, and academic deans on the impact of GenAI tools on campuses. What they found was that while a majority of leaders were optimistic about the use of this technology, many had concerns, including:
students developing an over-reliance on GenAI.
academic integrity.
exacerbating inequalities stemming from the digital divide.
