The proposed compulsory AI course should go beyond prompt-writing and teach building with AI—APIs, structured data generation, and large-scale automation—to avoid devaluing degrees in a world with widely accessible chatbots.

Policy design must fit Pakistan’s realities, accounting for very large class sizes and varied industry adoption instead of directly copying North American models.

There is no AI detector validated for Pakistani students, so punishment for misconduct based on detection would be unreliable.

AI acts as a multiplier of existing expertise rather than a creator of new skills, requiring nuanced use that depends on a student’s level, from senior researchers to undergraduates.

Assessment should be context-appropriate, combining take-home AI practice with supervised, in-person grading—timed in-class writing, proctored labs, and viva voce to reliably gauge understanding.

HEC has circulated a draft generative AI policy for students, proposing a ban on AI-generated submissions and mandatory disclosure of AI tools used.

The current AI-detection approach is flawed and unenforceable due to verification challenges and detector biases, including high false positives for non-native English writers.

HEC aims to mandate a three-credit-hour AI course for all university degrees in Pakistan starting in Fall 2026.

Examples like the OpenClaw project illustrate how AI-enabled work can augment existing skills when integrated properly.