Episode 64: Pearl of Wisdom – How one Spears Business faculty member is turning AI into an ally for higher ed

When artificial intelligence became a buzzword on campuses across the globe, many faculty members shuddered at the thought of rampant cheating and zombified students whose brains would atrophy like a muscle no longer being used. Not Dr. Pearl Sumathi. The Spears Business management professor developed a passion for demystifying AI for students and faculty alike, and she’s even dedicated her postdoc work to its implementation in higher ed.

 

Dean Jim Payne and Stephen Howard sat down with Pearl to find out how she’s using her 20 years of industry experience to produce groundbreaking and creative ideas for AI in the classroom and beyond.