Generative artifical intelligence (AI) is rewriting the rules of teaching and research. Amid the hype, one truth emerges: the liberal arts may be higher education’s most powerful asset for an AI-infused future. Drawing on insights from the forthcoming book AI and the Liberal Arts: Learning at the Edge of Our Future, this interactive session will ask: What does responsible, human-centered GenAI look like? Join faculty, staff, and administrators in fast-paced, small-group dialogues and contribute to brainstorming ideas on how to engage with GenAI, leveraging and extending the expertise of the liberal arts. You’ll leave with: 1) a concise, evidence-based narrative on why liberal arts skills drive ethical AI literacy, 2) a starter toolkit of cross-disciplinary conversation starters that can be adapted to any institutional context, and 3) a personal action pledge to become your campus’s AI–AI-liberal-arts ambassador. Ready to move beyond fear toward transformative possibility? This conversation is for you.
