All through high school, you’ve probably been told the same thing about AI: don’t touch it. So what if I were to tell you there’s a uni where, the moment you get your student ID, you’re handed the keys to a Ferrari? In this episode, Rob Malicki heads to Armidale, on Anaiwan land, to sit down with Aaron Driver, UNE’s Chief AI Officer, which might just be the coolest job title in Australia. UNE is the first university in the country to give every student a fully featured AI platform, not just a chat window, and Aaron takes us inside how it works and why it matters for you. You’ll discover the four big reasons UNE made this bold move: job readiness, equity, privacy and safety. You’ll find out why every student completes a compulsory AI safety course before getting access, why not even the university can read your chats, and why future employers will expect graduates who can manage whole teams of AI agents, not just type questions into a chatbot. In this episode: Using AI in up to half of your assessmentsUNE’s two-lane assessment model: learning tasks and assurance tasksStudying smarter with AI, from lecture notes to personal podcastsUNE’s new personalised AI learning environmentManaging your “life load” while studyingUNE’s history as a pioneer of distance and online educationWhy you don’t need to be a “tech person” to thrive with AIA rare moment from Rob you won’t want to miss We hope you enjoy this conversation with Aaron! This podcast is brought to you by Choosing Your Uni - our mission is to make choosing a subject area, and an institution, fun, easy and stress-free. Our AI-powered platform unearths fields of study and institutions that match your interests and goals, with detailed information helping you to dig into career options, day-in-the-life scenarios, Open Days, extracurricular options, support services and much much more. No more endless Google searches, Choosing Your Uni is your one-stop-shop for navigating the journey to university.Since 2017, our independent, unbiased content has been viewed millions of times on YouTube, and we’ve supported tens of thousands of students to make the right decision on which degree, and institution, is best suited to them.You can contact us via email at podcast@choosingyouruni.com
