LEADERSHIP INSIGHTS: PROVOST SOTIROPOULOS ON AI, DOCTORAL EDUCATION AND THE LAND-GRANT MISSION

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa., May 14 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news release:

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - In a recent op-ed for PennLive, Penn State Executive Vice President and Provost Fotis Sotiropoulos shares his thoughts about the impact of AI on doctoral education and how those changes could shape Penn State's land-grant mission in the 21st century.

Sotiropoulos writes about past evolutions in research and science such as the transition from human computers to digital computing programs, and how those changes expanded the ability to explore new ideas and ask complex questions. He predicts that AI will continue to fundamentally shape the research landscape, particularly for graduate students.

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