8Y6 | AI and Higher Education: The Case for Optimism

The AI revolution has cast an ominous shadow over the future of universities. Will machines supplant humans as teachers and researchers? Could AI render obsolete the residential model of university education? Join our classmate Clay Shirky, NYU’s vice-provost for AI and technology in education, Yale expert Jenny Frederick, and current undergraduate, Alex Moore, for a critical but hopeful exploration of the impact of human-machine interaction on learning, scholarship, and the future of higher education.

Saturday, May 30, 2026, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Loria Center, Room 250, 190 York Street
Yale University
New Haven
New Haven CT 06520