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AI in Higher Education

Caltech CTME & Goldhirsh Foundation

Caltech CTME AI Strategy & AI Executive in Residence @ Caltech CTME & Goldhirsh Foundation

Wharton

Executive MBA Student @ Wharton

Stanford University

Director of Clinical Pathology Informatics @ Stanford University

OpenAI

Human Data / Forum Community Ambassador @ OpenAI

Fiserv

OpenAI Forum Leader | Project Management Advisor – Data Commerce Solutions, Fiserv @ Fiserv

CUNY

Lecturer @ CUNY

Harvard Business School

Student @ Harvard Business School

Professor @ Harvard Business School

Education GTM @ OpenAI

NYU Stern School of Business

Chief AI Architect @ NYU Stern School of Business

I recently came across an interview that raised a powerful idea about AI and education. The speaker emphasized that, as educators, we shouldn't aim to teach students how to “

write in ways that please the algorithm”

. Instead, we should be guiding them to "

This got me thinking:
 What if we flipped the typical AI use in the classroom?

Instead of assigning tasks like “Write an essay on [topic] using AI,” we ask students to:

This doesn’t just encourage active learning — it transforms AI into a tool 

Has anyone here tried similar strategies in their classrooms, especially in higher education or skills training? Would love to hear your thoughts, examples, or even student feedback if you've piloted this kind of approach.

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