So the California State University system was the largest single-institution deployment of ChatGPT in the world. Last year, it paid OpenAI $16.9 million. That’s quite a pivot in resource allocation. This is an interesting story with rich anecdotes to learn from.
At San Jose State — the oldest public university in the California State University system — evidence of the shift toward A.I. is evident across campus. The university now has an A.I. librarian, and its main library features a new A.I. Center for Civic and Social Good. The business school runs an A.I. boot camp for high school students; the campus career hub is sponsored by Adobe; A.I. literacy training is an orientation requirement and, last year, an A.I. agent helped coordinate commencement logistics.
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Will these graduates be ahead of the curve in the new A.I. economy, or robbed of a chance to hone their critical thinking skills?
Source: NYT Magazine (gift link)