LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - Artificial intelligence is moving from the workplace to the classroom.

With a new school year underway, colleges across Kentucky are exploring how to prepare students for this new reality, from policies to classwork.

Director of EKU’s AI Strategy Office Lisa Blue says AI can be a tool for students and faculty.

‘“I’m seeing a really healthy mix of AI use and AI non-use,” Blue said. “When there is a class where students need to get down to some fundamental concepts and be able to do processes on their own, faculty will tend towards not employing AI.”

Universities are using tools like ‘Turnitin’ to detect AI tendencies in student work. Blue said the program isn’t perfect, with a 4% false positive rate.

She says they’d rather teach students the positive ways to use

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