After discovering some students using AI chatbots to write their midterms, I switched to an oral exam—and an explanation of virtue. I am old enough to remember life—and learning—before the internet.

When the class of 2025 first arrived in New Haven in the fall of 2021, ChatGPT did not exist, artificial intelligence was still largely theoretical and Yale had yet to address AI in university policy.

The AI revolution isn’t driven by technological progress alone. The ethical standards and legal frameworks adopted by governments, businesses and individuals will have an equally significant influence ...