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Since I last wrote, the world has experienced a dramatic increase in the use of artificial intelligence (AI), and, with it, effects on higher education that continue to evolve rapidly. At Harvard Griffin GSAS, we are carefully considering the dual nature of this technology. AI offers tremendous opportunities, but we must also remain keenly aware of potential challenges to the integrity of a graduate degree. What is foundational and will remain consistent is the very real importance of students demonstrating their deep mastery of a subject, guided by supportive faculty mentors and grounded in Harvard’s research and training mission. As we anticipate that this topic may be of considerable interest to many of you, we have made AI the subject of the keynote panel for Alumni Day. I hope you will join me in April for “The Transformative Impact of AI on Medicine, Education, and the Economy” and other Alumni Day events.
Please enjoy this latest edition of Colloquy and thank you for your support of Harvard Griffin GSAS.
—Emma Dench, Dean of Harvard Griffin GSAS
