President Keller has been going all in with AI at UNT, essentially trying to turn UNT into a data and AI university, with a major part of this expecting faculty to get AI grants. This might have seemed like a good idea at the time, but now the federal government is redirecting the AI grant money away from universities. Unfortunately for President Keller, this is what happens when you chase fads instead of sticking to a set of core beliefs. Read more about it here:

https://cryptobriefing.com/us-redirects-billions-federal-funding-ai/

"The most obvious losers are large research universities that have built their operating models around reliable federal funding streams. Schools with massive research operations, the MITs and Johns Hopkins of the world, could see meaningful budget pressure if institutional grants shrink.

The winners, at least on paper, are individual AI researchers, smaller labs, and the broader ecosystem of companies building AI tools and infrastructure. We’ve already seen this dynamic play out with companies like OpenAI leading a surge in private AI investment.

The policy also creates a new class of fundable researcher. Instead of needing a university affiliation and tenure track to access federal dollars, individual scientists working on AI could find themselves with direct pathways to government backing."

"Students will be there with a notebook and a pen and taking notes," said Adam Chilton, dean of UChicago Law. "We want to ensure that our students are learning to think for themselves in a rigorous, critical way without relying on shortcuts through AI that might get them a quick answer but actually slow down the learning process."

https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/uchicago-ai-stategy/

More and more questions arising regarding the detrimental effects of edtech and AI in education, while President Keller is full steam ahead with more online classes, more AI, and shorter degree times. This will cheapen the value of UNT degrees, while raising the direct costs for students. In other words, with the new tech fees President Keller has added, students are paying more but receiving a worse experience. President Keller's main concern is collecting those extra tech fees to throw at the budget deficit.

President Keller: How about we try something like this at UNT? How about banning or reducing tech in first-year classes?

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