Stefan Popenici methodically and eloquently unpacks, critiques, and exposes the latest silver bullet being sold to education: Artificial Intelligence. More than a book, this is a fiery and necessary wake-up call. -- George Veletsianos, University of Minnesota, USA This book represents a crafted counter-revolution to face diligently the abuse of both AI providers and deployers. It raises fundamental questions on the accountability of shrewd leaders aiming to control human decisions and wellbeing. Understanding these challenges are crucial for insuring compliance and harnessing AIs transformative power. The text is a wake-up call for everyone, not only for educators. It provides essential tools for a sustainable understanding of our times. -- Eny V. Di Iorio, Lorenzo de' Medici Institute, Italy Popenicis work is to AI techno-solutionism what due diligence and simple truths are to snake oil salespeople: a sobering look at what is really there. This book offers a discerning antidote to the idea that education is a problem in need of solving rather than a human institution worth safeguarding from Big Techs corporate impulses. -- Benjamin Nickl, The University of Sydney, Australia Stefan Popenicis Higher Education in the Age of Artificial Intelligence is a bracing antidote to technosolutionism: historically grounded, politically alert, and fiercely on the side of academic values. If you want to understand what AI is doing to universities and what we can do in return start here. This book is a must-read for anyone who cares about higher education. -- Jürgen Rudolph, Murdoch University, Singapore If there is one book that you should read to get a grip on the challenges faced by higher education with the advent of ever greater use of AI, then I recommend this one. -- Mike Osborne, University of Glasgow, UK
