Goals of This Resource
The introduction of ChatGPT has been a wakeup call, and as often happens when an
alarm sounds, some people are startled and frightened, some are angered, some are
slow to react, some are ignoring it altogether, and some are embracing it. ChatGPT,
and Generative AI (GenAI) more broadly, signals a significant change in how we think
about our roles as educators and in how we assess the function of higher education.
You’ve probably heard the now-clichéd reaction that AI is going to take away people’s
jobs—to render them obsolete in the work world. The truth is that people will not lose
their jobs to AI; they will lose their jobs to people who know how to work with AI.
Those who understand how to interact with AI will thrive beyond those who don’t. This
is, in part, why educational institutions need to address the role higher education will
play in preparing students for career success in an AI-driven workforce.
Talking about Generative Artificial Intelligence is designed not to provide answers to
the questions that have emerged alongside and in response to the GenAI revolution,
but rather to provide points of departure for discussion, thought, and research, both
locally and globally. This resource is provided to assist administrators, instructors, and
researchers in engaging with GenAI in the ways that best serve their campuses, their
classrooms, their research, and their students. It is a guide to joining the conversation.
