1、BY C.Edward Watson,AAC&U Lee Rainie,Elon Universitys Imagining the Digital Future CenterThe AI Challenge How College Faculty Assess the Present and Future of Higher Education in the Age of AIiForeword by Lynn Pasquerella President,American Association of Colleges and UniversitiesHigher education is

2、continually evolving alongside transformative technologies,from the printing press and the blackboard to calculators,computers,and the internet.Yet,few innovations have entered our classrooms with the speed,scale,and impact of generative artificial intelligence.ChatGPT,Gemini,Claude,and Copilotonce

3、novel toolshave quickly become woven into everyday academic life.The speed of this transition invites not only attention but also candor as we consider how these technologies are shaping teaching,learning,and understanding.Results from AAC&Us latest national survey of 1,057 faculty members,conducted

4、 in partnership with Elon Universitys Imagining the Digital Future Center,offer insight into how colleges and universities are navigating this pivotal moment.Across disciplines and institutional types,faculty express deep concern about the consequences of widespread use of GenAI.An overwhelming 95 p

5、ercent of respondents believe these tools will increase students overreliance on artificial intelligence,with three-quarters saying that impact will be substantial.Ninety percent worry that GenAI will diminish students critical thinking skills,and 83 percent anticipate decreased student attention sp

6、ans.These are not peripheral anxieties;they go to the heart of what higher education exists to cultivatehabits of mind such as critical analysis,reflection,persistence,and judgment.Faculty also see GenAI reshaping their own work.Eighty-six percent say it is likely or extremely likely that these tech