AI Ain’t Gonna Save Higher Ed — John Horgan (The Science Writer)
HOBOKEN, JUNE 14, 2026. It’s hard, no, impossible, to keep up with the flood of rants, I mean reflections, on how AI is corrupting, I mean affecting, science and education. So I’ll just mention a few things that have me brooding. Last month “Ian,” a student in my first-year humanities co
AI Ain’t Gonna Save Higher Ed Jun 14 Written By John Horgan This phony photo illustrates an advertorial by schoolai on how “teachers can use AI to boost engagement in STEM classes.” AI, I’m guessing, is more likely to destroy than improve STEM education. HOBOKEN, JUNE 14, 2026. It’s hard, no, impossible, to keep up with the flood of rants, I mean reflections, on how AI is corrupting, I mean affecting, science and education. So I’ll just mention a few things that have me brooding. Last month “Ian,” a student in my first-year humanities course, gave me a paper headlined, “Will We Need Human Math
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