This column by the university Hawaii A statement from University of Maui President Louie Hokoana was published in the Maui News on January 22, 2026.
A.I.. artificial intelligence. That word alone excites many people and instills fear in the hearts of others. Whether you like it or not, A.I. Stay here. Don’t be afraid, if you use it correctly, A.I. It has the potential to significantly change education for the better.
Understanding history is important. A.I. and related technologies have been around since the 1960s. Early efforts focused on robotics, specifically making robots behave like humans. Two decades later, interest and innovation have significantly decreased since the late 1990s and early 2000s. A.I. They began to beat humans at their own games, from chess and “Jeopardy!” to the difficult Chinese game of Go. Eventually, machine learning has led to voice assistants like Alexa and advanced image recognition systems in our cars, some of which actually do the driving.
Development of chatGPT And a similar model began to take hold at the beginning of this decade. The goal of these models is, simply put, to learn absolutely everything. And by 2023, almost any question will be answered in a human-friendly format. “That’s why it’s so popular,” he explains. Dr. Debasis Bhattacharya, Our Applied Business and Information Technology (Avit) Program Coordinator and Resident A.I. “Expert.”
“It’s like talking to your kids or your friends or your uncle who’s supposed to know everything,” he continues. “That’s why it was so disruptive, especially in education.”
Mr. Bhattacharya is a member of ahnew A.I. The Curriculum and Pedagogy Task Force is a short-term, high-impact advisory group focused on developing and recommending a university-wide curriculum transformation framework. “The impact is A.I. ripples spread throughout ah It’s a system,” says Bhattacharya.ah President (Wendy) Hensel is committed to: A.I. Widely used and responsibly managed. UHMC These are part of the system’s efforts. ”
President Hensel is certainly an ardent advocate. “This is about preparing all learners in any field to grow in their field. A.I.“A world of leadership,” Hensel wrote in an August 2025 paper. ah News article. “Higher education is uniquely positioned to lead this change, not only by teaching new skills but also by laying the foundation for innovation in ethics, cultural values, and commitments to equity.”
We would be remiss if we did not address the significant challenges posed by. A.I.. “Education is about teaching people how to use their minds. Human beings must make an effort to learn. A.I.“‘s recall continues to improve, and it is trained to respond to please you rather than to correct or guide you,” explains Dr. Bhattacharya. We should use this tool to complement basic human functions and not automatically rely on it to distinguish fact from fiction.
And there are also ethical issues. A.I. Inherently, there is a risk in telling someone something they shouldn’t or don’t need to know. A.I. They know nothing about human values or empathy, right or wrong. Privacy is also an issue. In addition to continuing to learn everything there is to know, A.I. Every time you interact with it, it’s learning about you. At this time, there are no restrictions on telling everyone what you know, including what we know about you. The bottom line is that we are still figuring it out, and it is our responsibility to use this for our students, faculty, staff, and community. A.I. For our benefit.
I have good news. In education, A.I. The ideal is personalized learning that recognizes that every student learns in a unique way. A.I. Agents—the latest evolution A.I.— allows for just that. These are autonomous systems that can manage complex workflows and make autonomous decisions with human involvement.
And this excites Bhattacharya. “This expands the ability of educators to teach one-on-one. A.I. Each student’s agent in my classroom extends my instruction individually. Educators can truly impact every student in an individualized way, and students can benefit from tools that foster individualized and personalized learning. ‘That’s a big advantage. And it comes to us.
For the latest information, A.I. and university Hawaiisee https://www.hawaii.edu/its/ai/index.html. For more information, ah For the University of Maui, visit https://maui.hawaii.edu/.
Dr. Louis K. Hokoana is president of American University. Hawaii University of Maui. Kaana Manao“Share your thoughts”, which means “share your thoughts”, will appear on the fourth Thursday of every month. It is being prepared with the help of. ah University of Maui staff dedicated to providing the Maui County community with information about opportunities available through the University at the Kahului Campus and Education Center.
