I've had a version of the AI-in-higher-ed conversation in a lot of different rooms. Each conversation tends to follow familiar beats—the anxiety, the cautious optimism, the question underneath every question: are we doing this right? When I had the opportunity to travel with the

The theme of this year's ASU+GSV was the power of fusion. And honestly, it was the most accurate description I've seen of what's actually working in AI and higher education right now. Not AI in isolation or institutions waiting for the perfect playbook.