Humans in the Loop

A blog with key updates across CISA and beyond, hands-on resources and thoughtful discussions about AI’s role in higher education. Even in highly automated systems, human judgment is essential.

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Organizational management in the age of AI: Keeping humans in the loop

As AI reshapes leadership and operations across higher education, we explore how institutions can integrate AI strategically while keeping human judgment, values and accountability at the center.

02/13/2026

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AI’s effects on the US labor market in 2025

As AI reshapes hiring, efficiency and job security, two scholars explore what the uncertain labor market of 2025 means for today’s workforce.

01/22/2026

AI, coding and research: A human conversation

The research landscape is changing, increasing the necessity of coding and computational methods across disciplines like ecology and biology. What’s the role of AI-assisted tools in making these quantitative methods more accessible to researchers and students?

11/20/2025

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Using AI to train future mental health clinicians

College of Integrative Sciences and Arts expert Laura Jimenez Arista shares how AI can responsibly enhance — not replace — human connection in training the next generation of mental health clinicians.

11/04/2025

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AI, trust and disclosure

This video post features a conversation about AI use disclosure and trust between Task Force members Professor Adam Pacton and Professor Stephen Carradini. Plus, a wealth of interesting readings that we share.

10/03/2025

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Using AI to augment and enhance student advising

In this post, we had the opportunity to sit down with AI Task Force member Martin Lesaca to learn a bit about how he uses AI in his role.

09/12/2025

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Using AI to augment and enhance course design

As we pick up speed for the fall 2025 semester, we'd like to showcase some of the ways AI can be used to augment and enhance course design.

09/03/2025

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AI Promptbook: A bot for aligning assignments with course goals

Learn how to leverage AI as a thought partner who can help assignments and activities align with course goals and outcomes.

08/14/2025

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Welcome to Humans in the Loop

In each post, we’ll spotlight AI-related work from CISA faculty and staff, as well as share examples of how AI is being used across ASU and higher education more broadly.

08/13/2025