Sri Lanka, May 2 -- Artificial Intelligence (AI) is no longer a distant concept; it is already integrated into the daily lives of everyone, including students across Sri Lankan higher education institutions. AI tools have revolutionised everyday academic tasks, from organising essays and generating assignment ideas to making complex readings easier to understand. This reality raises a crucial question: Can academic institutions continue to manage and limit AI use, or is adapting to it now unavoidable?

A useful lens for understanding this transformation comes from Yuval Noah Harari's book '21 Lessons for the 21st Century'. Harari argues that "change is the only constant" in modern society, highlighting the reality of rapid, continuous te...