When: Tuesday, October 27, 2026 at 6 PM ET – 8 PM (doors open at 5:30 PM) Where: Shriver Hall, Johns Hopkins University Homewood Campus, 3400 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21218 Parking: View directions here for South Garage and Shriver Hall Like it or not, AI has entered th e chat and nowhere is it eliciting more decidedly mixed feelings than on college campuses. Research shows that the majority of college students use AI on a regular basis, but many are split on whether the technology is a useful tool or a hindrance to learning.  With cheating reportedly on the rise and burdened professors struggling to detect AI work, many are concerned that student use of AI leads to a cognitive offloading that will inevitably be more harmful than any bad grade they may have hoped to avoid.  Yet others see a potential savior, with AI offering personalized tutoring and learning tools like flashcards and quizzes. At the same time, the technology is becoming more and more integrated in workplaces, and teaching students how to utilize AI within individual fields of study may be critical to success after college.  As universities, teachers, and students grapple with a flood of new technology in their classrooms, we debate: Will Generative AI Stunt or Enhance College Learning?  Reserve your complimentary ticket now! All attendees are invited to a post-debate reception.  Arguing “Enhance”:   Rumman Chowdhury, CEO of Humane Intelligence PBC; Former U.S. Science Envoy for Artificial Intelligence  Ravi Pendse, Vice President for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer at the University of Michigan  Arguing “Stunt”:  Cathy O’Neil, Mathematician and Data Scientist  Gary Marcus, Leading Voice on AI and Professor Emeritus at NYU; Author of “Marcus on AI” Substack  Emmy award-winning journalist John Donvan moderates. This debate is part of the Johns Hopkins Data Science and AI Institute Fall 2026 Symposium: Artificial Intelligence and Human Learning. The evening’s event will be recorded live and shared with global audiences through Open to Debate’s YouTube channel, podcast feeds, Substack, and more than 250 NPR stations. RESERVE YOUR COMPLIMENTARY TICKET The Hopkins Forum Series  This event is the seventh debate of The Hopkins Forum series, a partnership between Open to Debate and Johns Hopkins University’s Stavros Niarchos Foundation Agora Institute. This flagship series consists of live debates in Washington, D.C., and Baltimore, bringing together diverse perspectives to tackle today’s most pressing issues. ...read more read less