Volume 19, Number 1 (2023) Fall 2023

HIGHER EDUCATION'S HIGH-TECH FUTURE: The rapid expansion of artificial intelligence (AI) programs in the last year has impacted almost every part of the global economy, and education is no exception. Conversations at Linfield have swirled – is this the equivalent of the graphing calculator, which gained popularity in the 1990s and led to widespread concerns about cheating and equality? Like calculators, should students use AI as a tool? What constitutes plagiarism? Is there a policy for this, and a way to fairly regulate it?

Linfield Magazine asked members of the College of Arts and Sciences – including its dean and faculty members in education and chemistry – to share their thoughts on AI, its impact and its current and future applications in higher education.