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Imagining the Digital Future @ITDFuture

The Imagining the Digital Future Center at Elon University is a research initiative focused on the digital revolution and what lies ahead.

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Our launch of the 2026 Student Guide to AI has reached more than 4,500 students and educators worldwide in the past two days. This "Human Wisdom" approach to AI literacy is winning great support. Check it out at studentguidetoai.org
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AAC&U
@aacu
May 12
As artificial intelligence continues to reshape #highered and the future of work, students need more than technical knowledge of emerging tools. New from AAC&U, Elon University's @ITDFuture, and the Princeton Review: Human Wisdom for the Age of AI—a free guide for students and educators. Download: aacu.org/publication/human-w… #AACUAI
The image is a promotional graphic for the "2026 Student Guide to Artificial Intelligence" by the American Association of Colleges and Universities, Elon University, and The Princeton Review. It features a book cover titled "Human Wisdom for the Age of AI: A Roadmap to Double-Edged Essential Skills" with an illustration of a historic figure and AI symbols. Logos for Elon University, AAC&U, and The Princeton Review are displayed at the bottom. The website www.studentguidetoAI.org is highlighted for downloading the guide.

ALT The image is a promotional graphic for the "2026 Student Guide to Artificial Intelligence" by the American Association of Colleges and Universities, Elon University, and The Princeton Review. It features a book cover titled "Human Wisdom for the Age of AI: A Roadmap to Double-Edged Essential Skills" with an illustration of a historic figure and AI symbols. Logos for Elon University, AAC&U, and The Princeton Review are displayed at the bottom. The website www.studentguidetoAI.org is highlighted for downloading the guide.
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Released today: The FREE 2026 Student Guide to AI. This year's edition is laser-focused on Human Wisdom for the Age of AI, with hands-on exercises to help develop your essential skills. This approach is a big step forward in AI literacy. studentguidetoai.org
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Janna Q. Anderson@JannaQ
Apr 5
Our @ITDFuture report “Building a Human Resilience Infrastructure for the AI Age” includes more than 160 experts' essays; they describe a radical new human resilience infrastructure to preserve human agency and well-being in the Age of AI. Read report: imaginingthedigitalfuture.or…
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Brilliant insights about Human Resilience for the Age of AI are provided by more than 160 experts. A compelling read at: imaginingthedigitalfuture.or…
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Our 2026 report just released: Building Human Resilience for the Age of AI. Essays from more than 160 brilliant authors at: imaginingthedigitalfuture.or…
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Our new survey with @aacu of college faculty finds great concern about student overreliance on AI and diminishment of critical thinking skills. Details at: imaginingthedigitalfuture.or… #AI #HigherEducation
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College faculty see many negative impacts on students with some positive impacts.
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More than half of college faculty use AI at least several times a week. About 26% don't use AI at all.
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Faculty are greatly concerned about AI's impact on student attention spans.
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College students and educators worldwide are beginning fall semester using Elon’s Student Guide to Artificial Intelligence. Total downloads: 21,500 at 4,000 colleges & universities. elon.edu/u/news/2025/08/21/c…
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AAC&U
@aacu
20 Jun 2025
AI is NOT human. Help your students use this technology to complement their skills, not replace them, by accessing AAC&U and @ElonUniversity’s latest guide: ow.ly/h7Wb50VMeb1
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AAC&U
@aacu
8 Jul 2025
Do your students know when they are cheating with AI? Share this resource to help them navigate AI ethically, effectively, and responsibly. ow.ly/Jr4a50VMeft
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Released today, the 2025 Student Guide to Artificial Intelligence. A must-read for all college students: studentguidetoai.org/get-the… Published by @elonuniversity & @aacu with endorsements by @ALALibrary @educause @NASPAtweets @OLCToday @amicalnet
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Thanks to @fede_guerrini for his great story in @ForbesTech about our latest report on the ways humans are changing as they adopt AI. Read: forbes.com/sites/federicogue…

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Janna Q. Anderson@JannaQ
2 Apr 2025
Coverage of @ITDFuture's new "Being Human in 2035: How Are We Changing in the Age of AI" report by Forbes. forbes.com/sites/federicogue…

Human Identity Faces ‘Fundamental Revolution’ As AI Reshapes Relationships

New research from Elon University predicts AI will dramatically transform human behavior, threatening cognitive abilities, emotional intelligence, and personal autonomy.

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Coverage of our "Being Human in 2035" report by @CNN tech reporter Clare Duffy: cnn.com/2025/04/02/tech/ai-f…
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Our new report releases today: Being Human in 2035. Global tech experts discuss how the adoption of AI is changing the ways humans think, feel, act and relate to one another. imaginingthedigitalfuture.or…
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Just how "human-like" are new AI tools? Our new national survey of LLM users provides some answers. Full report at: imaginingthedigitalfuture.or…
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Elon University@elonuniversity
12 Mar 2025
When asked what they are using LLMs for, 68% said searching to find facts quickly, 55% said brainstorming, 34% said planning an event or trip, and 18% said looking up what the LLMs say about themselves.
Bar chart titled "People use AI large language models for these tasks," showing percentage of all language model users who use LLMs for tasks like searching for facts online, summarizing and understanding material, and more. Tasks like searching for facts and brainstorming ideas have higher percentages, up to 68%, while planning social media posts or looking up what LLMs say about people have lower percentages, around 28% and 18% respectively. Data source: Elon University Digital Future Survey conducted on January 21, 2023.

ALT Bar chart titled "People use AI large language models for these tasks," showing percentage of all language model users who use LLMs for tasks like searching for facts online, summarizing and understanding material, and more. Tasks like searching for facts and brainstorming ideas have higher percentages, up to 68%, while planning social media posts or looking up what LLMs say about people have lower percentages, around 28% and 18% respectively. Data source: Elon University Digital Future Survey conducted on January 21, 2023.

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