Artificial intelligence in higher education

This page outlines the next steps we will take as a result of our research into how universities and colleges are responding to the opportunities and risks AI is bringing to higher education.

The pace of technological change, and the breadth of its implications, mean that responding effectively will be an ongoing challenge for institutions contending with a wide range of competing pressures. We will work collaboratively with institutions and sector bodies to support an effective response while facilitating an environment conducive to innovation, and we will adapt our approach as needed as the technology develops.

We will:

• Continue to deepen sector understanding of how AI is reshaping higher education by undertaking further structured research to establish the scale and nature of change.
• Support universities and colleges to strengthen their approaches to AI, including by clarifying how OfS regulatory requirements apply in the context of AI.
• Share examples of effective practice.
• Take action through our existing regulatory tools where we identify risks to students’ interests. We will not introduce new regulations.
• Under the proposed future approach to quality, we would expect institutions to demonstrate in their provider submissions that their assessments remain valid measures of students’ knowledge and skills in the context of AI.