Thirteen Ways of Looking at AI

With apologies to Wallace Stevens.

I Meeting with the academic dean I asked him to share with faculty How admin are using AI.

II A colleague shares a short story: Kafka sitting in a sales meeting For AI.

III AI can help faculty take Burdensome things off their plate, Says the dean who doesn’t use it Or know how the plates will empty.

IV Students want faculty to teach them Responsible use of AI. Students refuse to read AI statements in Syllabuses.

V The thinker and the thought Are one. The thinker and the AI thought partner Are less than one.

VI O slumped and gray writing professors, Why do you imagine human-filled writing? Do you not see that AI is the future?

VII A philosopher writes doggerel for An English professor Frustrated about the lack of leadership Regarding AI in higher ed.

VIII I know what transformative learning can be, And I know that outsourcing Wonder—perhaps to a generative AI— Transforms no one And leaves landscapes Ravaged.

IX Copilot will protect your data From outsiders; Your campus owns your private Questions.

X I asked ChatGPT to review My thyroid levels, And was prepared for the doctor’s phone call.

XI Is this strong student writing or Is this a revised draft of a strong AI prompt?

XII It’s finals week. Can we map electricity spikes To college towns To academic integrity reports?

XIII It was the semester’s twilight. No one knew what AI would look like In the morning.