Sharing insights on artificial intelligence (AI) in education, SMU Associate Provost (Teaching and Learning Innovation) and Associate Professor of Communication Management (Education) Tamas Makany and Ivy Seow, Senior Manager for Learning Design and Communications at the Centre for Teaching Excellence (CTE) at SMU, said that what really matters is the creation of learning environments that are welcoming to learning opportunities. They explained, “classrooms once served as backstage rehearsals where mistakes and questions were welcome. Now, ChatGPT fills this space of preparation, turning class participation into front-stage performances.”