The world seems entranced by artificial intelligence. The recent controversy over ChatGPT and other apps such as Bearly.ai has prompted some academics to rethink teaching and testing. It is time to confront the question of whether our way of life will be at risk in future because of AI.
It is far too early to conclude that university education is outdated because of AI. In many ways, AI has already outsmarted human intelligence and it is futile to try to catch up with it. The real threat is not the AI technology itself but its potential impact on human behaviour…