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The state Legislature is poised to pass a bill that will require California State University courses to be taught by a human, an effort to prevent artificial intelligence from taking over course instruction.<\/p>\n

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Although Senate Bill 928, authored by Sen. Sabrina Cervantes, D-Riverside, does not prohibit CSU employees from using AI in the course of their work, it requires that all university courses be taught by a faculty member.<\/p>\n

Cervantes said that while there\u2019s room in Cal State classrooms where AI can contribute, \u201chuman faculty are still necessary and best suited to teach human students.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cCalifornia faculty provide a necessary human element in teaching,\u201d Cervantes said in a news release. \u201cSB 928 protects that personal connection and the guidance CSU faculty provide that cannot be replaced by AI.<\/p>\n

\u201cAI should be used in ways that improve education, not replace hardworking CSU faculty,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

The California Faculty Association union and the California Federation of Labor Unions, sponsors of Cervantes\u2019 bill, released a statement that said the growing use of AI in academic settings \u201chas left many faculty employees concerned about the impact on their work.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cFaculty employees play a critical role in student success by providing academic instruction, mentorship and support that directly impacts student retention, engagement, and personal growth,\u201d the groups said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis bill recognizes the personal connection, guidance and the expertise CSU faculty provides to students that simply cannot be replaced by AI (and) is essential to protect jobs and preserve the human element that makes our educational institutions the best in the world,\u201d they said.<\/p>\n

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Cervantes\u2019 office said it is not aware of any Cal State campus using AI to teach a course. The senator has pointed to CSU\u2019s $17 million contract with OpenAI, makers of ChatGPT, that was announced in February to provide the AI model to all faculty, staff and students on its 22 campuses.<\/p>\n

Nancy Watkins, director of Cal State Fullerton\u2019s educational doctorate program, said the bill is a reasonable preventative measure.<\/p>\n

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And while Watkins is an \u201centhusiastic adopter\u201d of AI tools to help her design coursework for her classes, she is unsure whether AI could teach a class or impart the same level of knowledge onto students that a human instructor could. Watkins said she cannot outsource \u201cmy own judgement and relationship with students and even their accountability of learning.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI think that in education, the role between professors or teachers and students is creating a partnership; it\u2019s about how we learn,\u201d said Watkins. \u201cI would almost call it the mentorship and the critical dialogue, being able to challenge a student who might be capable of a little bit more. AI can only respond to what input it\u2019s given.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Classroom settings allow students to engage in a collaborative process with each other to shape their own thinking, allowing for \u201ccritical human moments\u201d that may not be picked up on if students were \u201csimply talking\u201d to an AI instructor, Watkins said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn some ways, AI narrows the learning, where being with others in a classroom environment or even in an online environment can push different perspectives,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Cervantes\u2019 bill, co-authored by Democratic Assemblymembers Mike Fong, Mark Gonz\u00e1lez, Al Muratsuchi, Darshana Patel and LaShae Sharp-Collins, has received unanimous support throughout the legislative process.<\/p>\n

And two other bills authored by Cervantes in recent years \u2014 both signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom \u2014 provided similar policies for California community colleges. One of these bills, SB 241, requires community college personnel to be human.<\/p>\n

Amy Bentley-Smith, a spokesperson for the Cal State chancellor\u2019s office, said that while the university system has not taken a position on the bill, its faculty members \u201cplay an essential role in fulfilling CSU\u2019s mission and helping to shape California\u2019s future.\u201d<\/p>\n

The CSU system \u201cencourages the creative and curious use of Generative AI technologies,\u201d the university says in its guidelines for safe and responsible use of AI tools. But a \u201ccentral tenet\u201d of Cal State\u2019s AI strategy, Bentley-Smith said, \u201cis keeping human intelligence at the core.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cCSU\u2019s faculty are crucial to the success of our students, and we value their exceptional scholarship, quality instruction and unwavering commitment,\u201d Bentley-Smith said.<\/p>\n

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