What’s this about AI and academia?

This Substack is an ongoing investigation into how AI might impact higher education.

I write it as a professional futurist specializing in academia, as well as someone who’s worked with and research technology for decades. Currently I’m a senior scholar at Georgetown University where I teach graduate seminars in the Learning, Design, and Technology program. My most recent books are Universities on Fire (2023) and Academia Next (2020). I’m based in northeastern Virginia.

My goal here is to help academics and the academically-adjacent or -curious better understand where AI might be taking colleges and university. I share forecasts, along with reports on new developments.

Most of these posts are free, because the goal is to share information and spark discussion. Some are behind a paywall because I’m an independent futurist and have to sustain this work.

Stay up-to-date

You won’t have to worry about missing anything. Every new edition of the newsletter goes directly to your inbox.