Manifesto for Generative AI in Higher Education

Responsibility, Ethics, and Power

Statement 15 of 30

Efficiency is seductive; wisdom lingers.

Why this matters

Automation races ahead, promising speed and ease. But learning does not live in haste; it breathes in reflection, conversation, and the slow turning of thought. Growth unfolds in the pauses. As the world accelerates, we must guard the quiet tempos where thought becomes understanding.

A question for reflection

Where in your teaching do you deliberately protect slowness - and what happens there that speed would destroy?

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Farrell, H. & McCarthy, K. (2025). Statement 15: "Efficiency is seductive; wisdom lingers." Manifesto for Generative AI in Higher Education. GenAI:N3. https://manifesto.genain3.ie/15/