As AI stakes its claim in higher education, colleges and universities across Chicago aim to embrace it

Jay Cunningham, assistant professor of computing, leads a class at DePaul University's Responsible AI Systems and Experiences lab on Oct. 22, 2026. (Terrence Antonio James/Chicago Tribune) Terrence Antonio James At DePaul University, roughly a dozen students routinely wrestle with how much artificial intelligence should and could influence the human experience. They spend hours at the Responsible AI Systems and Experiences, or RAISE, Lab on the university’s Loop campus, exploring how AI affects daily life.Like many higher education institutions, DePaul has grappled with AI integration on campus in recent years.

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