AI creating ‘unique crossroads’ for higher education, summit told

AI creating ‘unique crossroads’ for higher education, summit told

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is disrupting the framework of higher education, but the technology also presents a wealth of opportunities, experts have said in a panel discussion at the 11th edition of the WISE Summit.Francisco Marmolejo, president of Higher Education, Qatar Foundation (QF), was one of the participants in the roundtable at the global education conference hosted by QF’s education initiative WISE, which brought together nine experts to discuss the topic of ‘Higher Education and AI: Building Resilient Pedagogies’.“AI, in a way, is seriously disrupting the business model of higher education,” he said. “It is disrupting that black box, which is the classroom – because a classroom is no longer just a classroom; it can be any place, anytime, with any type of player. There is a significant level of opportunity.“We have, in front of us, a very unique crossroads in really trying to see how education in the world can be more inclusive, can be more relevant, more flexible. What a great opportunity we have today to challenge our traditional assumptions about what is higher education, and what is not higher education, to make sure we look forward to the new future.”David Brown, director, Executive Education, Imperial College Business School,