What happens when ChatGPT crashes into the classroom?

In this premiere episode of My Robot Teacher, Cal State University (CSU) professors Taiyo Inoue and Sarah Senk explore how faculty across public universities are reacting to the rise of generative AI in education. From panic to pedagogical adaptation, we dig into what resistance to AI really looks like - and why it often gives way to something stranger: habituation.

We talk about how large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT are reshaping teaching, trust, and the purpose of assignments themselves. This isn’t just about prompts. It’s about power, policy, and the future of public higher ed.

In this episode:

• We take Yale’s Ben Glaser on a ride in a Waymo driverless car
• Talk about UX, AI adaptation, and design thinking with Hana Zeydens (Chan Zuckerberg Initiative)
• Hear reflections from Cal Maritime faculty and leadership on how AI is already impacting them

Keywords: AI in education, ChatGPT in the classroom, generative AI and higher ed, resistance to AI, teaching with ChatGPT, AI panic, large language models, autonomous vehicles, Waymo, CSU professors, public universities and AI, AI in public education, education after the prompt, pedagogy and AI, higher education and AI disruption, future of learning

Transcript available:https://calearninglab.substack.com/s/my-robot-teacher-podcast

More info:https://calearninglab.org/myrobotteacher/

My Robot Teacher is hosted by Sarah Senk and Taiyo Inoue and produced by editaudio. Video Editing by Starline Hodge, Audio Editing by Megan Hayward, and our Production Manager is Kathleen Speckert.