acePreparing students for a world shaped by artificial intelligence | Letters
Prof Leo McCann and Prof Simon Sweeney are right to warn that uncritical reliance on artificial intelligence risks bypassing deep learning (Letters, 16 September). But that does not mean large language models have no place in higher education. Used thoughtfully, they can enhance teaching and learning. Graduates will enter a workforce where AI is ubiquitous. To exclude it from education is to send students out unprepared. The task is not to ignore AI, but to teach students how to use it critically. AI can also re…
When used thoughtfully in higher education, large language models can enhance teaching and learning by letting students generate and then critique outputs against primary sources.
Uncritical reliance on generative AI in university coursework risks bypassing deep learning and degrading students' learning in arts and humanities.
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