DOI
10.64628/AAI.ue7syk77s
Abstract
What happens to a college education when a chatbot can draft an essay, summarize a reading and generate computer code in seconds? The arrival of artificial intelligence in college classrooms has been swift and, for many schools, disorienting.
As professors of economics and business management and biology at liberal arts colleges, we are confronting a question that now cuts across all colleges and universities: What is the purpose of a college education, as AI is rapidly reshaping how students think, learn and prepare for careers?
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2-23-2026
Publisher Statement
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Recommended Citation
Baker, Vicki and Boland, Linda M., "Colleges Face a Choice: Try to shape AI’s impact on learning, or be redefined by it" (2026). Biology Faculty Publications. 349.
https://scholarship.richmond.edu/biology-faculty-publications/349
