Earlier today I presented at the Council of Deans of Health conference in Newcastle, as part of the launch of the CoDH Principles of Generative AI in Healthcare Education.
The emphasis of the presentation was on the following:
- AI is already embedded: Students use AI tools daily, making retrospective control frameworks inadequate
- AI exposes systemic problems: When students bypass learning with AI, it reveals assignments were already completable without genuine engagement
- Control approaches fail: Students adapt faster than policies evolve, creating counterproductive arms races
- Cultivation works better: Create environments where thoughtful AI collaboration emerges naturally to serve learning purposes
- Future requires partnerships: Prepare students for professional contexts where human-AI coalitions are standard practice
