"We don't know where the changes will take us, but the sooner we recognise that the world will move in ways that are difficult to predict, and perhaps hard to accept, the better prepared the University of Copenhagen will be to conduct research and provide education at the highest international level. These are exciting times for universities," David Dreyer Lassen says.
Within research, UCPH will support access to models, computing capacity and skills development, among other things, while AI will increasingly be integrated into academic methods and research practices. Within education, students will learn how to master AI in their field of study and when not to use it. At the same time, degree programmes and lecturers need to increasingly consider and use AI where it makes sense and opt out of it when it does not support education and learning. Finally, AI will contribute to improving the quality and efficiency of administrative tasks.
Everyone needs to consider AI
According to Deputy Prorector for AI, Morten Axel Pedersen, the most important task will be to ensure that the entire University is prepared for the changes caused by AI.
“AI will be omnipresent in our everyday and working lives, whether we want it or not. That’s why students, researchers and employees must be able to navigate the opportunities, dilemmas and requirements that AI entails. My job will be to ensure the overall framework, but it will be a core task in every field to assess when and how AI should be used. Not everything needs to be AI, but everyone needs to consider it,” Morten Axel Pedersen says.
Universities will be getting a new role
AI raises a number of questions about the future role of research and universities. When the access to information and text production is easier than ever before, the need for quality assurance, critical assessment and independent expertise grows.
According to David Dreyer Lassen, this role will become increasingly important in the coming years.
