The use of AI carries potential risks and benefits for admissions offices.
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Despite more colleges and universities turning to artificial intelligence–powered tools to help review applications, most don’t have specific policies governing AI use in the admissions process. However, a new resource designed by a consumer protection group offers admissions offices a general framework for the responsible, ethical integration of the technology.
On Wednesday, the National Student Legal Defense Network published a list of 10 Dos and Don’ts of AI in College Application Evaluation as part of its Safeguarding Higher-Ed through AI Practices & Ethics (SHAPE AI) initiative.
“It is no secret that AI is moving very fast; it is changing. And it’s also no secret that admissions—whether we’re talking about college admissions or graduate school admissions—is a very high-stakes moment for students and their families,” Dan Zibel, vice president and chief counsel at Student Defense, said at a Tuesday news conference ahead of the framework’s release. “We want to make sure … that problems are really being short-circuited before they arise to the maximum extent possible.”
