The past several years has seen unprecedented progress in AI, with advancements in scientific discovery, image generation, writing, self-driving vehicles, and improvements in a range of daily, mundane actions that keep our financial transactions secure and our inboxes free of spam. Few domains of human cognition remain untouched by AI, with near-daily reports heralding yet another domain where humanity is no longer superior. The velocity of these developments shows no sign of slowing, even as concerns are increasingly being raised about safety, security, bias, and ethics. The promises and perils of AI will force a reconsideration of the structure of higher education. What role do colleges and universities play when chatbots and agents can scaffold support and offer direct instruction? This presentation will explore the impacts of AI on education and imagine what an AI-first institution might look like. Imagining this institution will require consideration of future literacies, skills, mindsets, and pedagogies that will form new ways of learning, living, and being. The presentation will conclude by exploring the spaces that AI leaves for the human learner.
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