AI in the classroom, the human at the centre

Indian faculty have embraced AI faster than their institutions can govern it. A new QS I-GAUGE survey of 1,100+ educators reveals high confidence alongside real concern about independent thinking and bias. Prof. M.M. Ananth’s question cuts deeper: are we preparing learners for the unknown, or just catching up on the known?

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Building Trustworthy AI Ecosystems for Indian Higher Education

When AI deployments fail in education, it’s rarely the technology—it’s trust. At Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University’s landmark National Research Workshop on Ethical AI, Prof. Dr. M.M. Ananth unveiled the Four Pillars framework for building trustworthy AI ecosystems: Education, Ethics, Collaboration, and Sustainability. Live polling revealed a striking insight: nearly half of Indian academics identify AI literacy—not infrastructure—as the sector’s most urgent development priority.

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