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Lee Rainie

@lrainie.bsky.social

Director, Imagining the Digital Future Center, Elon University. Former Director of internet/tech research at Pew Research Center.

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Whopping majorities of U.S. faculty members in NEW survey by Elon University's Imagining the Digital Future Center say they expect GenAI to hurt students’ performance in key ways. imaginingthedigitalfuture.org/collaboratio...

22.01.2026 00:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Big majority of U.S. faculty members in NEW survey by Elon University's Imagining the Digital Future Center say they expect GenAI to have at least some effect on the typical teaching model in their department. imaginingthedigitalfuture.org/collaboratio...

22.01.2026 00:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Majorities of U.S. faculty members in NEW @itdfuture @aacu survey say their schools are not very/not at all prepared for some key uses of GenAI tools like preparing students for future work and preparing faculty to use GenAI for teaching. imaginingthedigitalfuture.org/collaboratio...

22.01.2026 00:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A third of U.S. faculty members in NEW survey by Elon University’s Imagining the Digital Future Center say they choose not to use GenAI for teaching and learning purposes. Teachers of arts and humanities are most likely to avoid AI tools.
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22.01.2026 00:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Half of U.S. faculty members in NEW Imagining the Digital Future Center and American Association of Colleges and Universities survey say increased use of GenAI tools has had a more negative than positive impact on their students’ future careers. imaginingthedigitalfuture.org/collaboratio...

22.01.2026 00:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Three-quarters of U.S. faculty members in NEW Imagining the Digital Future Center survey say cheating has increased on their campuses since GenAI tools have become widely available. More than half say it has increased a lot
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22.01.2026 00:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Vast majority of U.S. faculty members in NEW Imagining the Digital Future Center survey say the use of GenAI will diminish students’ attention spans
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22.01.2026 00:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Vast majority of U.S. faculty members in NEW Imagining the Digital Future Center survey say the use of GenAI will diminish students’ critical thinking skills
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22.01.2026 00:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Nearly every faculty member responding to a NEW Imagining the Digital Future Center survey fears the impact of GenAI on college students will be to increase their overreliance on these tools
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22.01.2026 00:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The AI Challenge: How college faculty assess the present and future of higher education in the age of AI - Imagining the Digital Future Center National Survey: 95% of College Faculty Fear Student Overreliance on AI and Diminished Critical Thinking Among Learners Who Use Generative AI Tools Full report | Charts | Methodology and Topline...

NEW report by @ITDFuture @aacu surveying college/university faculty around the nation about the impact of #ArtificialInteligence on #HigherEducation. We find huge concern/skepticism that is affecting teaching and learning
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22.01.2026 00:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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ThanksπŸ™ @lrainie.bsky.social & J. Quitney @elonuniversity.bsky.social Imagining the Digital Future Center for the report β€œThe Future of Being Human in 2035”

🌏 Download it here: www.elon.edu/u/news/2025/...

Thrilled to add my thoughts on the subject with world leaders friends and colleagues

08.04.2025 07:48 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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12/12 NEW report from @elonuniversity.bsky.social Imagining the Digital Future Center finds experts have positive views about how the co-evolution of humans and AI will affect humans’ …
creativity and innovation
imaginingthedigitalfuture.org/reports-and-...
#AI #GenerativeAI #AIresearch

02.04.2025 16:25 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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11/12 NEW report from @elonuniversity.bsky.social Imagining the Digital Future Center finds experts have positive views about how the co-evolution of humans and AI will affect humans’ …
decision making
imaginingthedigitalfuture.org/reports-and-...
#AI #GenerativeAI #AIresearch

02.04.2025 16:24 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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10/12 NEW report from @elonuniversity.bsky.social Imagining the Digital Future Center finds experts have positive views about how the co-evolution of humans and AI will affect humans’ …
curiosity and capacity to learn
imaginingthedigitalfuture.org/reports-and-...
#AI #GenerativeAI #AIresearch

02.04.2025 16:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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9/12 NEW report from @elonuniversity.bsky.social Imagining the Digital Future Center finds experts have negative views about how the co-evolution of humans and AI will affect humans’ metacognition
imaginingthedigitalfuture.org/reports-and-...
#AI #GenerativeAI #AIresearch

02.04.2025 16:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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8/12 NEW report from @elonuniversity.bsky.social Imagining the Digital Future Center finds experts have negative views about how the co-evolution of humans and AI will affect humans’ …
self identity, meaning and purpose
imaginingthedigitalfuture.org/reports-and-...
#AI #GenerativeAI #AIresearch

02.04.2025 16:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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7/12 NEW report from @elonuniversity.bsky.social Imagining the Digital Future Center finds experts have negative views about how the co-evolution of humans and AI will affect humans’ …
human agency
imaginingthedigitalfuture.org/reports-and-...
#AI #GenerativeAI #AIresearch

02.04.2025 16:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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6/12 NEW report from @ElonUniversity’s Imagining the Digital Future Center finds experts have negative views about how the co-evolution of humans and AI will affect humans’ …
empathy
imaginingthedigitalfuture.org/reports-and-...
#AI #GenerativeAI #AIresearch

02.04.2025 16:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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5/12 NEW report from from @elonuniversity.bsky.social Imagining the Digital Future Center finds experts have negative views about how the co-evolution of humans and AI will affect humans’ …
mental well being
imaginingthedigitalfuture.org/reports-and-...
#AI #GenerativeAI #AIresearch

02.04.2025 16:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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4/12 NEW report from @elonuniversity.bsky.social Imagining the Digital Future Center finds experts have negative views about how the co-evolution of humans and AI will affect humans’ …
shared values and cultural norms
imaginingthedigitalfuture.org/reports-and-...
#AI #GenerativeAI #AIresearch

02.04.2025 16:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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3/12 NEW report from @ElonUniversity’s Imagining the Digital Future Center finds experts have negative views about how the co-evolution of humans and AI will affect humans’ …
confidence in their native abilities
imaginingthedigitalfuture.org/reports-and-...
#AI #GenerativeAI #AIresearch

02.04.2025 16:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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2/12 NEW report from @ElonUniversity’s Imagining the Digital Future Center finds experts have negative views about how the co-evolution of humans and AI will affect humans’ …
social and emotional intelligence
imaginingthedigitalfuture.org/reports-and-...
#AI #GenerativeAI #AIresearch

02.04.2025 16:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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1/12 NEW report from @ElonUniversity’s Imagining the Digital Future Center finds experts have negative views about how the co-evolution of humans and AI will affect humans’ …
capacity to think deeply
imaginingthedigitalfuture.org/reports-and-...
#AI #GenerativeAI #AIresearch

02.04.2025 16:17 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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NEW report from Imagining the Digital Future Center at @elonuniversity.bsky.social covers experts’ answers about the impact of the co-evolution of humans and AI in 12 key aspects of human capacities. In most areas, they trend negative.
imaginingthedigitalfuture.org/reports-and-...
#AI #AIresearch

02.04.2025 15:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Experts have mixed views about the overall impact of AI on the essence of being human in next 10 years
NEW report from @elonuniversity.bsky.social's Imagining the Digital Future Center
imaginingthedigitalfuture.org/reports-and-...
#AI #GenerativeAI #AIresearch

02.04.2025 15:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Majority of tech experts say the magnitude of change in humans’ native capacities/behaviors as they adapt to AI will be β€œdeep and meaningful,” or even β€œdramatic” over next decade
NEW report from @ITDF at @ElonUniversity
imaginingthedigitalfuture.org/reports-and-...
#AI #GenerativeAI #AIresearch

02.04.2025 15:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œThe Future of Being Human”-NEW report from @elonuniversity.bsky.social Center explores how experts worry that humans’ native capacities/behaviors will be significantly changed in the coming decade as AI systems become more prevalent.
imaginingthedigitalfuture.org/reports-and-...
#AI #AIresearch

02.04.2025 15:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I loved working with @bethnoveck.bsky.social and her team on this post. It’s full of data from imaginingthedigitalfuture.org/reports-and-... … and … imaginingthedigitalfuture.org/reports-and-...

24.03.2025 15:00 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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➑️ New on Reboot Democracy, @lrainie.bsky.social writes about new research that shows that while many Americans are fearful in important ways about AI – particularly generative AI and LLMs – the user base is exploding. rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/love-ha...

@thegovlab.org @burnescenter.bsky.social

24.03.2025 12:43 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

This is such important work. Worth a full read

14.03.2025 13:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0