Nunufyor B. Swachs (@flavorfree.bsky.social)

4: Creating AI-Free Learning Spaces - Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning - Oakland University “There’s a broad and increasing sense from students that something is being stolen from them,” observed Elmira College English professor Matt Seybold, in a recent article in The Guardian on AI’s impact on student learning. That article showcases an emerging consensus in many humanities fields that a host of negative consequences follow from the uncritical embrace on college campuses of AI (which for our purposes here means Large Language Models). Such a critical perspective on AI is sorely needed at OU, where AI’s adoption is often taken to be both inevitable and beneficial. We reject both assumptions. In what follows, we briefly review the body of AI-skeptical research and writing and then share how we’ve created AI-free spaces for our students. https://www.oakland.edu/cetl/teaching-tips/2026/4/Creating-AI-Free-Learning-Spaces.php