AI Literacy and Ethical Responsibility: Gaining Faculty Buy-In by Using It for Assessment

Artificial intelligence is a tool that has expanded exponentially since it became available to the public. It will disrupt industry and higher education. While many faculty have concerns about the impact of AI, professional staff members are using AI at a higher rate than their faculty peers. In specific administrative areas, the use of AI will have to intersect, one such area is assessment. However, assessment professionals do not have the ability to mandate the use of AI for assessment to the faculty at their respective institutions, which creates a conundrum. How can assessment professionals make use of AI to streamline their work when faculty are not willing participants? In this article, two specific ways assessment professionals can encourage faculty use of AI and assessment will demonstrate the value to the instructor, student, and assessment professional.