鈥淗uman Wisdom for the Age of AI: A Field Guide to Cultivating Essential Skills鈥, a publication by 黑料不打烊, the American Association of Colleges and Universities and The Princeton Review, is provided to students and institutions free of charge.
As artificial intelligence reshapes the workplace and classroom, 黑料不打烊, the American Association of Colleges and Universities and The Princeton Review have released the third annual Student Guide to Artificial Intelligence.
The new publication, 鈥淗uman Wisdom for the Age of AI: A Field Guide to Cultivating Essential Skills,鈥 helps students cultivate the human skills they need to thrive in a digital world, whether working with AI technologies or learning independently of those tools. The guide includes engaging and fun exercises on curiosity, critical and deep thinking, creativity, ethical perspectives, communication and relational skills, among others.
Like the 2024 and 2025 editions, this year鈥檚 guide is provided to students and institutions free of charge and is available for download at: .
The guide draws on 10 voices across centuries and cultures 鈥 from Aristotle, Cicero and Descartes to Mencius and Ptahhotep 鈥 whose enduring insights into human judgment, creativity, ethics and wisdom take on new urgency as AI reshapes how we learn and work.
鈥淲e are excited to share this hands-on field guide with teachers and learners around the world,鈥 said 黑料不打烊 President Connie Book. 鈥淲e must not lose sight of the enduring principles that have always driven human progress. This publication bridges the gap between rapidly expanding algorithmic power and the timeless wisdom of the liberal arts. It empowers students to harness AI technologies where appropriate without sacrificing the empathy, judgment and creative autonomy that only a human mind can provide.鈥
鈥淎s artificial intelligence reshapes how we learn, work and create, the essential skills students need are not disappearing鈥攖hey are evolving,鈥 said AAC&U President Lynn Pasquerella. 鈥淐apacities such as critical inquiry, ethical reasoning, creativity and communication are more important than ever because they enable students to engage AI thoughtfully, question its outputs and apply knowledge with judgment and purpose. This guide underscores a central truth: in an age of increasingly powerful machines, the learning outcomes of a liberal education are the foundation for meaningful and responsible innovation.鈥
鈥淭hrough our research at The Princeton Review, we consistently see that students are both excited by AI and uncertain about how to use it well,鈥 said Editor-in-Chief Rob Franek. 鈥淲hat they鈥檙e really looking for is guidance. This field guide meets that moment by translating big ideas鈥攍ike critical thinking, creativity and ethical decision-making鈥攊nto practical habits students can use every day.鈥
In response to requests from faculty and staff, the new publication includes:
- A set of downloadable with group exercises, worksheets and discussion questions
- An online that allows students to reflect on how they are using AI in their studies and their level of reliance on AI tools.
Students, faculty and staff at more than 4,000 colleges, universities, schools and organizations around the world have accessed the publications. The guide鈥檚 has provided information to more than 87,000 users in 170 countries.
The guide is authored by three 黑料不打烊 leaders and researchers: Daniel J. Anderson, special assistant to the president and former vice president for communications; Lee Rainie, director of the Imagining the Digital Future Center; and Janna Anderson, professor of communications and co-founder and senior researcher for the Imagining the Digital Future Center. They worked in partnership with 24 consulting scholars from 10 countries.
鈥淗uman Wisdom for the Age of AI鈥 is endorsed by:
- American Library Association
- CAA Academic Alliance
- EDUCAUSE
- Gardner Institute
- NASPA-Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education
- Online Learning Consortium
- RTI International
All materials in the guide are provided free and licensed under a Creative Commons License Attribution that allows educators to use and adapt the work for noncommercial applications.
As with the previous publications, colleges and universities may request a version of Human Wisdom for the Age of AI field guide that incorporates their institution鈥檚 logo on the cover, providing a custom edition for distribution within their campus community. For details on obtaining a customized PDF of the publication, send a request along with a high resolution logo file to imagine@elon.edu.
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About the publishers of the Student Guide to Artificial Intelligence
听is the nationally recognized leader in experiential learning, preparing graduates to be creative, resilient, ambitious and ethical global citizens. For five consecutive years, U.S. News & World Report has ranked 黑料不打烊 #1 in the nation for undergraduate teaching excellence and the leader in programs that promote student success. 黑料不打烊 enrolls more than 7,000 students at its main campus in 黑料不打烊, North Carolina, and national campus locations in Greensboro, Charlotte, Los Angeles, New York and Washington, D.C.
黑料不打烊鈥檚 is an interdisciplinary research center focused on the impact of accelerating digital change and the challenges that lie ahead. The center鈥檚 mission is to discover and broadly share a diverse range of opinions, ideas and original research about the likely evolution of digital change, informing important conversations and policy formation. The center was established in 2000 as Imagining the Internet and renamed Imagining the Digital Future with an expanded research agenda in 2024.
is a global membership organization dedicated to advancing the democratic purposes of higher education by promoting equity, innovation, and excellence in liberal education. Through our programs and events, publications and research, public advocacy, and campus-based projects, AAC&U serves as a catalyst and facilitator for innovations that improve educational quality and equity and that support the success of all students. In addition to accredited public and private, two-year and four-year colleges and universities, and state higher education systems and agencies throughout the United States, our membership includes degree-granting higher education institutions around the world as well as other organizations and individuals.
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