Book review: Artificial intelligence and learning futures. Critical narratives of technology and imagination in higher education. Routledge.

by Jürgen Rudolph, Director of Research at Kaplan Singapore, for the Journal of Applied Learning & Teaching (Vol. 6, No. 2)

“The poignant premise of Stefan Popenici’s excellent book Artificial Intelligence and learning futures is that the English-speaking world faces multiple crises in higher education: ideological, intellectual, managerial, and ethical. Popenici argues against an all-too-common ‘solutionism’ or techno-chauvinism – by those terms, he and others refer to the prevailing belief that technology, particularly AI, is the ultimate solution to all these crises. His book delves into such an uncritical and naïve mindset within higher education and explores its underlying reasons. AI deeply influences our lives, shaping our knowledge, perceptions, and worldviews. To reshape the narrative of higher education, Popenici argues that we must discern our aspirations and what influences them. By doing so, we can determine how to steer universities and their stakeholders away from a surveillance-driven, authoritarian dystopia. Such a ‘re-storying’ (see Chapter 9) could pave the way for an educational vision that fosters a sustainable future and for teaching and learning in higher education institutions…”

Read the complete book review here: https://journals.sfu.ca/jalt/index.php/jalt/article/view/1107/655

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