ChatGPT

ChatGPT Attends University

Editor’s Note: A version of this article was originally published on the author’s Substack on June 6, 2025. With edits to match Minding the Campus’s style guidelines, it is crossposted here with permission. A new era is here. With ChatGPT, Claude, and Grok now widely available, artificial intelligence (AI) tools are starting to reshape how […]

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AI’s Higher Ed Takeover Is Not Inevitable

The proliferation of artificial intelligence (AI) on campus has engendered a chorus of doom and gloom among conservative commentators. Daily Wire host Matt Walsh, citing a survey from the Guardian showing a sharp rise in AI cheating, said recently that “AI has killed what was left of the education system. It’s over.” But is that […]

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22 Million Student Essays Show Signs of AI Generation, and Professors Aren’t Helping Curb the Trend

When ChatGPT was first released during my freshman year of college at Emory Univeristy, I thought my peers would avoid it for fear of being accused of plagiarism, especially given my school’s strict policy against it. I was wrong. Faced with the challenge of balancing stressful courses, demanding extracurriculars, and, for some, part-time jobs, “Just […]

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‘ChatGPT Is Really Helpful:’ The Martin Center Interviews Carolina’s AI Experts

Editor’s Note: This article was originally published by The James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal on May 13, 2024 and is crossposted here with permission. Universities are continuing to navigate the challenges and opportunities posed by artificial-intelligence (AI) tools such as ChatGPT. While many are wary of its power and capacity to enable student cheating, others point […]

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