Manifesto for Generative AI in Higher Education

Rethinking Teaching and Learning

Statement 09 of 30

We cannot ask students to be collaborators in systems designed to constrain them.

Why this matters

Inviting students to collaborate in systems that will not change is not partnership but performance, deepening cynicism instead of trust. Trust is built not through invitations, but through the courage of institutions to listen and to change.

A question for reflection

What would your institution need to change for student partnership on GenAI to be more than performance?

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Cite this statement
Farrell, H. & McCarthy, K. (2025). Statement 09: "We cannot ask students to be collaborators in systems designed to constrain them." Manifesto for Generative AI in Higher Education. GenAI:N3. https://manifesto.genain3.ie/09/