"For the higher education sector, 2026 is likely to be another year of grappling with the power of generative artificial intelligence to reshape research, teaching, learning and campus operations. Those conversations have evolved since November 2022, when Open AI's ChatGPT-capable of generating essays, images and homework answers in seconds-went mainstream. Soon after, numerous other companies launched similarly powerful large language models, such as Google's Gemini and Anthropic's Claude."
"In 2023, many colleges and universities focused on fears that students would use AI as a tool for cheating. Even so, by 2024 more universities had begun adopting AI-powered tools, though the sector was still figuring out how best to use them; an Inside Higher Ed survey of chief technology officers from that year showed that just 9 percent said they believed higher education was prepared for AI's rise. Despite that, tech companies and universities alike both bet big on AI in 2025."
"In February, the California State University system announced a public-private partnership with Microsoft, OpenAI, Google and other tech companies as part of an effort to build an AI-ready workforce. In August, the company that owns the learning management system Canvas announced a partnership with OpenAI to integrate into the platform native AI tools and agents. And this fall, Ohio State University launched its campuswide AI fluency initiative, which requires every student to learn how to use AI tools."
Generative artificial intelligence continues to reshape research, teaching, learning and campus operations across higher education. Since November 2022, consumer-facing large language models such as ChatGPT, Google's Gemini and Anthropic's Claude have proliferated. Initial institutional concern in 2023 centered on student cheating, while by 2024 more universities began adopting AI-powered tools amid uncertainty about best practices; a 2024 Inside Higher Ed survey of chief technology officers found only 9 percent believed higher education was prepared for AI's rise. In 2025, universities and technology companies formed partnerships, integrated native AI tools into platforms, launched campuswide AI fluency initiatives, and investors debated an AI bubble.
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