Macquarie University swaps in-person psychology classes with AI chatbot for two subjects
2026-09-01 · AI (artificial intelligence) | The Guardian
Macquarie University decided that actual human professors teaching psychology were overrated, replacing in-person classes with an AI chatbot and online quizzes. Critics within academia warn this is just the beginning of a trend that'll gut staff positions and strip away everything meaningful about teaching. Nothing says 'quality education' like outsourcing human connection to a language model.