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References

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Definitions

Sources for the working definition on What is an AI agent.

  1. Stuart Russell and Peter Norvig, Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach, 4th ed. (Pearson, 2020), ch. 2.aima.cs.berkeley.edu
  2. Michael Wooldridge and Nicholas R. Jennings, “Intelligent Agents: Theory and Practice,” The Knowledge Engineering Review 10, no. 2 (1995): 115–152.doi.org
  3. OECD, Recommendation of the Council on Artificial Intelligence, OECD/LEGAL/0449, definition of “AI system” as revised 8 November 2023.legalinstruments.oecd.org
  4. NIST Center for AI Standards and Innovation, “Request for Information Regarding Security Considerations for Artificial Intelligence Agents,” Federal Register, 8 January 2026.federalregister.gov
  5. Erik Schluntz and Barry Zhang, “Building Effective Agents,” Anthropic Engineering, 19 December 2024.anthropic.com
  6. EDUCAUSE, “4 Ways Agentic AI Will Reshape Higher Ed Work,” EDUCAUSE Exchange podcast, 2026.er.educause.edu
  7. Ranjan Sapkota, Konstantinos I. Roumeliotis, and Manoj Karkee, “AI Agents vs. Agentic AI: A Conceptual Taxonomy, Applications and Challenges,” Information Fusion 126 (2026): 103599.arxiv.org

Impact articles

Articles annotated on Impact on campus.

  1. AyudantIA: UC Chile’s project bringing AI into the classroomPontificia Universidad Católica de Chile · 2025 · uc.cl
  2. Instructure delivers on its agentic AI promise with IgniteAI AgentInstructure (press release) · Mar 12, 2026 · instructure.com
  3. Instructure releases the IgniteAI Agent: now the real test beginsPhil Hill, On EdTech · Mar 26, 2026 · onedtech.philhillaa.com
  4. Agentic AI in university administration (UniAgent shared task)CIKM 2026 AnalytiCup / University of Kassel · 2026 · uniagent.webis.de
  5. Agentic AI can complete whole courses for students. Now what?Inside Higher Ed · Feb 26, 2026 · insidehighered.com
  6. New AI browsers can complete Canvas quizzes. Here’s how to secure themColorado State University, TILT · Nov 2025 · tilt.colostate.edu
  7. Safeguarding academic integrity in the age of agentic AICalifornia Virtual Campus · Nov 2025 · cvc.edu
  8. Agentic AI: considerations for educatorsAnna Mills · 2026 · annamills.substack.com
  9. AI wearables and agentic browsers: integrity, equity, and literacy on campusJoe Sabado (this site’s author) · 2025 · joesabado.substack.com
  10. Statement on educational technologies and AI agentsModern Language Association · Oct 2025 · mla.org
  11. AI agents: guidelines and concernsUniversity of Missouri System · 2025 · at.umsystem.edu

2026 developments

Reporting, research, and policy behind What changed in 2026.

  1. Singapore launches new Model AI Governance Framework for Agentic AISingapore Ministry of Digital Development and Information · Jan 22, 2026 · mddi.gov.sg
  2. The rise of the agentic AI university in 2026UPCEA · Jan 8, 2026 · upcea.edu
  3. Toward self-driving universitiesarXiv · Feb 2026 · arxiv.org
  4. The agentic AI trap and the compliance line universities keep crossingVKTR · Feb 6, 2026 · vktr.com
  5. 2026 is the breakout year for agentic AIHigher Ed Pulse (Enrollify) · Feb 9, 2026 · enrollify.org
  6. Agentic AI in higher education 2026ScholarsJournal · Mar 12, 2026 · scholarsjournal.pro
  7. Agentic AI and the future of universities: why teachers must rethink their roleThe Hindu · Mar 5, 2026 · thehindu.com
  8. Agentic AI development in higher edAssociation for Institutional Research · Apr 24, 2026 · airweb.org
  9. How can we best evaluate agentic AI?Brookings · Apr 24, 2026 · brookings.edu
  10. Singapore IMDA updates Model AI Governance Framework for Agentic AIBaker McKenzie · May 2026 · bakermckenzie.com
  11. California’s public universities went all in on AIThe New York Times Magazine · Jun 1, 2026 · nytimes.com
  12. Policies supporting responsible and systematic GenAI adoption in higher educationOECD · Jul 2026 · oecd.org
  13. From generative to agentic AI: a literature synthesisResearch Square · Jul 2026 · researchsquare.com
  14. A national call to action: what higher education’s AI reckoning means for youMcDonald Hopkins · Aug 18, 2026 · mcdonaldhopkins.com
  15. Responsible use of artificial intelligenceUniversity of Florida · 2026 · policy.ufl.edu
  16. The agentic professor: exploring GenAI-supported futures in higher educationEDUCAUSE Review · Sep 14, 2026 · er.educause.edu
  17. Pathify unveils AI agent built to act for higher edHigher Ed Dive (press release) · Sep 29, 2026 · highereddive.com
  18. TechnologyOne launches AI agent for university studentsIT Brief Asia · Sep 29, 2026 · itbrief.asia
  19. Autonomy–Oversight–Evidence (AOE) frameworkOSF preprint · Sep 2026 · osf.io
  20. Agentic AI in higher educationQS · Oct 12, 2026 · qs.com
  21. Shaping global governance of AI agentsBrookings · Oct 9, 2026 · brookings.edu
  22. Authority, responsibility, and accountability for AI in higher edeCampus News · Oct 5, 2026 · ecampusnews.com
  23. Inside The Agentic Self: what ASU students build in will.i.am’s classArizona State University · Oct 9, 2026 · ai.asu.edu
  24. A strategic leadership framework for educational agentic alignmentFrontiers in Education · Oct 1, 2026 · frontiersin.org
  25. Roles of agentic AI in higher education: a systematic reviewOpen research archive · 2026 · hdl.handle.net
  26. Campus AI agents are prompting procurement questionsQS newsletter · Oct 9, 2026 · newsletters.qs.com
  27. AI governance in higher educationLearnWise · 2026 · learnwise.ai

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