A.I.U. - The AI University
A Chronicle of Higher Ed story captures higher education’s cautious adoption of automation and how operations may be improved through precision and pattern recognition rather than scale alone. Gardner’s reporting illustrates how universities are testing AI in budgeting, facilities, and enrollment, often achieving speed gains without sacrificing oversight. Yet the narrative also underscores fragility: dependence on fast-evolving tools, soaring energy costs, and uneven access that may deepen institutional divides. The emerging picture is not of machines replacing people, but of colleges learning to align intelligence—human and artificial—toward more thoughtful, transparent operations.
Piet Mondrian, Schilderij No. II (Painting No. II), 1913. Public domain. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.