As many colleges and universities race to infuse AI into the classroom, the University of Chicago wants to keep some foundational classes old-school.
Beginning this fall semester, the university will prohibit the use of AI in its core social sciences courses, which are part of the required undergraduate general studies curriculum.
According to an Aug. 1 memo that Jenny Trinitapoli, master of the university’s Social Sciences Collegiate Division, sent to the chairs of the program, the decision was made in consultation with faculty and reflects “the strong consensus of the SOSC core … that our sequences are best understood as a pedagogical setting without AI.”
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