As higher education professionals, should we be worried about the lack of transparency, and the complex ethical issues that surround the development of AI and its application in higher learning institutions? This talk will discuss AI and education, specifically higher education, with special consideration in regards to the impact that AI might have, or is already having, on teaching and scholarship in our universities. The concept of AI literacy, currently being tentatively defined in scholarship, can largely be defined as a development of critical literacy, and should be highlighted for students as part of modern study within university curricula. This talk will argue that in order to counter the negative aspects of AI, educators and learners alike should be involved in the development of AI for education, not just subject to it. We should seek to influence the technology rather than just work reactively to adapt it (or more likely to adapt to it).
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