Professors experiment as AI becomes part of student life

Educators across Canada are experimenting with new ways to integrate AI into learning.

Artificial intelligence has gone from novelty to necessity in Canadian classrooms, and professors are learning that ignoring it is no longer an option.

Research from KPMG in Canada shows that nearly 60 per cent of Canadian students now use AI for schoolwork, up from just over half a year earlier. Globally, the numbers are even starker: an empirical study led by Brock University professors Rahul Kumar and Robert McGray found that more than 72 per cent of postsecondary students used the technology in 2022-23, with self-reported usage climbing to more than 94 per cent this year.

That surge is forcing professors to make quick choices about whether to resist, regulate or embrace the technology. Some wor