Beyond the AI Arms Race: A Responsible Path Forward
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1/27/2026 2:30 PM
1/27/2026 3:30 PM

​About the Webinar

Higher education leaders face a critical choice: continue the unwinnable technology arms race around artificial intelligence (AI) or pivot toward a sustainable model focused on supporting and validating learning. While 91 percent of respondents to the American Council on Education’s (ACE) fall Pulse Point Survey agree that rigorous evidence of learning outcomes is influential in AI adoption, a post-ChatGPT deluge of detection-heavy, technology-first approaches has failed to prioritize students and their learning.

This webinar explored the current inflection point that institutions now face and the potential impact of a strategic pause.

Leveraging data from both the Pulse Point Survey and annual student well-being data from Studiosity and YouGov, this conversation examined the shift from AI detection toward approaches that support and validate genuine student learning. Participants left with a blueprint for reducing risks to academic credentials when adopting AI and ensuring graduates remain valued by employers and the public as thinkers—not merely operators of AI tools.


Speakers

Derrick Anderson
Professor, School of Public Affairs, and Vice President of Enterprise Design and Policy, The University of Utah; Academic Advisory Board Member (U.S.), Studiosity
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Derrick Anderson - Professor, School of Public Affairs, and Vice President of Enterprise Design and Policy, The University of Utah; Academic Advisory Board Member (U.S.), Studiosity -
Derrick Anderson
Professor, School of Public Affairs, and Vice President of Enterprise Design and Policy, The University of Utah; Academic Advisory Board Member (U.S.), Studiosity

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​This webinar took place on ​January 27, 2026.​

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To access the 2026 US Student Wellbeing Survey report from Studiosity and YouGov, click here​.


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This webinar was made possible through Studiosity’s ACE TLC membership.