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Higher Education’s AI Problem

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Daily News, News

4.552.8K Ratings

🗓️ 23 November 2025

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Across the country, colleges and universities are struggling to figure out how to incorporate AI into the classroom. ChatGPT debuted almost exactly three years ago. And very quickly, students began to see its potential as a study buddy, an immense research tool and, for some, a way to cheat the system.

This week on The Sunday Story we look at the rapid growth of AI in higher ed and consider what it means for the future of teaching and learning.

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0:00.0

I'm Aisha Roscoe, and this is the Sunday story where we go beyond the news to bring you one big story.

0:08.1

It's been three years since ChatGPT, the artificial intelligence chatbot was released to the public.

0:14.6

Since then, generative AI has infiltrated so many aspects of our lives, including higher education.

0:21.9

If you're not using AI to make your college experience easier, you are falling behind.

0:26.7

I told you guys not to be using Chachapit, and now we have students literally getting kicked out of university for getting caught.

0:33.2

Today we're going to explore how AI is changing the college experience and what that means for the professors and students trying to navigate it all.

0:42.0

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