Even if you hate AI, you need to understand how students use it to teach, says Novosad
paulnovosad · x · 2026-10-07
Following up his own question, Paul Novosad offers a more pragmatic reading: the "forcing" may just mean faculty being told they should know AI can ace all take-home assignments.
He concedes that even if you hate it, teaching successfully now requires understanding how students use AI — an unavoidable reality that adds a pragmatic angle to the campus AI debate.
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