Artificial Intelligence May Increase Bureaucracy in Universities

While the use of artificial intelligence in higher education institutions is being debated, experts point out that AI integrated into administrative systems could accelerate and enlarge current bureaucracy.

According to an opinion piece written by Akhil Bhardwaj, introducing artificial intelligence into university management systems carries new risks. While students and faculty embrace artificial intelligence, institutions such as Harvard have begun introducing courses featuring AI avatars as instructors.

Among the promises that artificial intelligence holds out for higher education are increased efficiency with less administrative workload, broader course coverage, better feedback, and smarter assessment. However, it is stated that deploying artificial intelligence systems to solve these problems is not the right answer, and that it will instead fuel the bureaucracy causing universities to regress.