According to a recent survey by Tyton Partners, about one in four faculty members had used AI to save time in creating more engaging in-class activities or generating quizzes and other assessments. About one in five had used it to create writing assignments or grading rubrics. Another survey, by The Chronicle, found that 52 percent of faculty members had used generative AI to enhance course materials. That’s fueling competing visions of the future. In one version, AI raises the bar, freeing professors from tedious hours of labor so they can spend more time with students and create engaging courses. In another, AI leads to a breakdown in foundational relationships, chipping away at trust and authenticity as professors and students mediate their interactions through an often-unreliable technology.
