Matthew Connelly

THE WRITER IS A VICE DEAN FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE INITIATIVES AT COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY

Students walk on campus at Harvard University as it opens a probe into individuals mentioned in the Jeffrey Epstein files recently released by Congress, after the documents showed a close relationship between its former president, Larry Summers, and the late convicted sex offender, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S., November 19, 2025. REUTERS/Reba Saldanha
THE BROAD VIEW

AI companies are eating higher education

The battle between bots and brains has already begun, and educators can see how it might end