It feels like AI is at the centre of a clash between people who see university as an awarding business and those who see it as a place of learning and personal growth.

If we're going to save the university, we have to start remaking the humane case for learning - as something we do, not because we are future earners or contributors to GDP, but because we are curious, imaginative & want to expand our understanding; because we are citizens, neighbours & human beings

6. NEVER USE IT YOURSELF. EVER! The most common issue I hear from students is that some of their lecturers use ChatGPT for feedback, syllabus creation, etc., so why shouldn't they? Of course I'm not the boss of you, but as soon as you use it for ANYTHING, you're giving students implicit permission.

Even accepting the premise that AI produces useful writing (which no one should), using AI in education is like using a forklift at the gym. The weights do not actually need to be moved from place to place. That is not the work. The work is what happens within you.