The Maroon spoke with students and professors about how the humanities Core has adapted its classrooms and coursework following technology bans in Core classes and University-wide access to the Claude suite of LLMs.
The group’s recommendations included limited-technology writing labs, AI-free testing facilities, and device-free reading spaces throughout College buildings.
In a Wall Street Journal op-ed about educational approaches to AI, University President Paul Alivisatos also confirmed that a previously reported Core technology ban will extend to humanities classes.
AI is a flawed tool that will impact everyone regardless of consent, and a critical understanding will help you wield it while protecting you from biases and harms.
All social science Core classes will transition to an “analog” approach for the upcoming academic year, restricting in-classroom technology use and banning AI-assisted writing and grading for students and professors.
Faculty have a responsibility to protect classrooms as a training ground for thinking, and proliferating LLMs endanger this core mission of the University.
The vote reportedly will not take place until next academic year amid concerns from faculty that the proposal for the new division lacked sufficient detail.
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