Are universities ready for the age of AI?

University of Cambridge

In this first episode of series five of Crossing Channels, podcast host Richard Westcott welcomes three affiliated experts - Jonathan Grant, François Bonnefon and François Poinas - to explore how artificial intelligence is transforming higher education. Welcome to the fifth series of our Crossing Channels podcast, co-produced by the Bennett School of Public Policy (UK), and the Institute for Advanced Studies in Toulouse and Toulouse School of Economics (France). In this first episode, our host Richard Westcott welcomes three affiliated experts to explore how artificial intelligence is transforming higher education. Jonathan Grant (Affiliated Researcher at the Bennett School of Public Policy), Jean-François Bonnefon (Toulouse School of Economics (TSE) & the Institute for Advanced Study in Toulouse (IAST)) and François Poinas (TSE & IAST) share different perspectives rooted in public policy, psychology, and economics. They examine how AI is reshaping the way universities teach, conduct research, and connect with government, business, and civil society. They look into how generative tools are changing learning and assessment, how students and academics can build trust in AI systems, and what the rise of these technologies means for the skills and values that universities aim to foster. Listen to this episode on your preferred podcast platform Season 5 Episode 1 transcript: Word / PDF To find out more about the work of the Bennett School of Public Policy and IAST visit our websites: https://www.bennettschool.cam.ac.uk/ and https://www.iast.fr/ Follow us on Linkedin and Bluesky With thanks to: Audio production by Alice Whaley Associate production by Burcu Sevde Selvi, Bennett School of Public Policy Visuals by Tiffany Naylor and Pauline Alves, IAST, TSE